{"title":"Representations sociales de la consommation de tramadol au Niger, perceptions et connaissances des communautes : enjeux pour les actions de lutte","authors":"D. Maiga, H. Seyni, Amadou Sidikou","doi":"10.4314/AJDAS.V12I1.53-61","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Full article is French Le chlorhydrate de Tramadol est un antalgique de palier II sur la classification de l’OMS des medicaments anti douleurs. Son trafic illicite et utilisation detournee et abusive sont devenus un probleme social au Niger. L’objectif de cette etude etait de decrire les representations sociales du tramadol evaluees a travers les connaissances et les attitudes des communautes - representees par les elus locaux, les vendeurs ambulants de produits pharmaceutiques et les administrateurs - et de mettre ces representations en lien avec les pratiques de sa consommation. L’etude etait qualitative, transversale et descriptive. Il ressort une dualite dans la dynamique representationnelle du Tramadol passant du «Tramadol-medicament» au «Tramadol-drogue» responsable respectivement d’une consommation naive et d’une consommation abusive et dependante. Toute mesure de lutte contre ce phenomene doit promouvoir des connaissances et attitudes communautaires en lien avec les consequences sociales et sanitaires de la consommation de cette substance. Mots cles : Representations sociales, Tramadol, drogue, medicament, prevention Tramadol hydrochloride is a Level II analgesic on the WHO classification of anti-pain medications. Its smuggling, diversion and abuse have become a social problem in Niger. The objective of this study was to describe the social representations of tramadol evaluated through the knowledge and attitudes of communities -- represented by the local officials, vendors of pharmaceuticals and administrators -- and to these representations in connection with practices of consumption. The study was qualitative, cross-sectional and descriptive. It follows a duality in the representational dynamics of Tramadol from the “Tramadol-medication” to “Tramadol-drug” responsible for respectively naive consumption and abuse/dependent consumption. Any control measures against this phenomenon must promote community knowledge and attitudes in relation to the social and health consequences of the use of this substance. Key words : Social representations, Tramadol, drug, prevention","PeriodicalId":39196,"journal":{"name":"African Journal of Drug and Alcohol Studies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2013-11-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"1","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"African Journal of Drug and Alcohol Studies","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.4314/AJDAS.V12I1.53-61","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"Medicine","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Full article is French Le chlorhydrate de Tramadol est un antalgique de palier II sur la classification de l’OMS des medicaments anti douleurs. Son trafic illicite et utilisation detournee et abusive sont devenus un probleme social au Niger. L’objectif de cette etude etait de decrire les representations sociales du tramadol evaluees a travers les connaissances et les attitudes des communautes - representees par les elus locaux, les vendeurs ambulants de produits pharmaceutiques et les administrateurs - et de mettre ces representations en lien avec les pratiques de sa consommation. L’etude etait qualitative, transversale et descriptive. Il ressort une dualite dans la dynamique representationnelle du Tramadol passant du «Tramadol-medicament» au «Tramadol-drogue» responsable respectivement d’une consommation naive et d’une consommation abusive et dependante. Toute mesure de lutte contre ce phenomene doit promouvoir des connaissances et attitudes communautaires en lien avec les consequences sociales et sanitaires de la consommation de cette substance. Mots cles : Representations sociales, Tramadol, drogue, medicament, prevention Tramadol hydrochloride is a Level II analgesic on the WHO classification of anti-pain medications. Its smuggling, diversion and abuse have become a social problem in Niger. The objective of this study was to describe the social representations of tramadol evaluated through the knowledge and attitudes of communities -- represented by the local officials, vendors of pharmaceuticals and administrators -- and to these representations in connection with practices of consumption. The study was qualitative, cross-sectional and descriptive. It follows a duality in the representational dynamics of Tramadol from the “Tramadol-medication” to “Tramadol-drug” responsible for respectively naive consumption and abuse/dependent consumption. Any control measures against this phenomenon must promote community knowledge and attitudes in relation to the social and health consequences of the use of this substance. Key words : Social representations, Tramadol, drug, prevention