Profile of users of psychoactive substances in João Pessoa

The aim is to describe the profile of drug users of João Pessoa with datas from 706 users analyzed in the R Project software, applying the Chi-square. It was found that the majority of users were male, mulatto, single, 21-30 years old, with low educational level, unemployed, with good family relationship. Most entered the service through spontaneous demand and were accompanied in the semi-intensive modality. They were consuming 01-10 types of drugs, being the most common alcohol, tobacco, crack and marijuana. It is important to know the profile of drug users, in order to guide health teams to deal with their diversity and promote actions according to the reality of the clientele.