Drogas, proibicionismo e neoliberalismo: um estudo de revisão no Serviço Social

Abstract

The economic and political scenario that we face today is historically marked by neoliberal ideas on a global scale. Our observations regarding concrete reality are in line with the permanence of traditional morality in the various spheres of social life that ends up coining national policies that materialize the continuous oppression of subjects, especially users of illicit drugs. Based on this assumption, this research focuses on presenting the results obtained through theoretical-bibliographical research on drugs and prohibitionism produced by Social Services, aiming to investigate the way in which this topic has been produced, with paths to stigmatization and moralization of subjects who consume illicit drugs. It appears that there are few productions that work on morality, and in this way we seek to briefly present our considerations on this movement, as well as on other productions in the category. To do so, it will be necessary to historically examine the relationship between capitalist sociability and substances considered as drugs, and therefore those considered illicit, in a framework that clearly disregards relevant criteria for such classification. We will use bibliographical research, which will guide us in this journey around the historicity of drugs, as we later intend to bring an integrative review of productions in professional literature. It is, therefore, about seeking to understand the object in its entirety, considering the challenges that arise in this endeavor, as observing the contradictory movements of an object, with its mediations, inserted in a concrete reality, will never be easy for any researcher. However, relying on a method capable of bringing us closer to the reality we seek is the maximum effort we can exert - this research seeks to use the critical dialectical method.