OCCURRENCE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RELATED TO THE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUGS IN BRAZIL

Abstract

The objective of this study was to analyze the brazilian scientific production about the relationship between alcohol consumption and other drugs (AD) and the occurrence of intrafamily violence (domestic violence). Integrative review, using all databases included in the Virtual Health Library, selecting articles published between 2013 and 2019, in portuguese, available in full electronically and with free access. From the 42 selected studies, it was possible to observe an important role in the consumption of alcohol and other drugs in the occurrence of intrafamily violence, indicating, in most articles, the use of AD as one of the main factors (propitiator, influencer, motivator, trigger). On the other hand, it has also been described that the consumption of AD can be a consequence of intrafamily violence, and may act as a cycle of consumption and reaction, acting violence as a driving force for use as a consequence, describing the use of AD as important, but not unique for intrafamily violence. It was possible to analyze the interference of AD consumption in intrafamily violence, involving the various members (women, children, adolescents, the elderly) and in various aspects, suggesting that alcohol is the main licit substance involved in the phenomenon of violence in Brazil, as well as other illicit drugs, even in a lesser proportion. Although violence in the family is multifactorial, it's essential to consider the effect of AD consumption in the occurrence of this aggravation, because they occur simultaneously and share a complex set of risk factors, with serious individual and collective psychosocioeconomic effects, requiring intersectoral actions for their coping.