Audiovisualities and education for drugs:

harm reduction practices in basic school

Abstract

We identify audiovisualities as a plural and contemporary term, where the forms of displaying images and sounds multiply and migrate uncontrollably across different screens, making them accessible to an ever-increasing number of people. As a group that researches the topic of drugs in education, we recognize that scenarios of violence and stigmatization of users – a result of prohibitionist policies in the war on drugs – have a negative impact on schools. Based on these findings, Education and Drugs Research Group – GPED has invested in a new area of ​​work focused on education for drugs from the perspective of harm reduction, using audiovisualities as a possible pedagogical tool. In this article, we present the dynamics and developments of the course for teachers: Audiovisualities on Drugs. Based on the idea that training channels can help teachers address the issue, our discussions move towards the understanding that audiovisuals can help develop education for drugs that moves away from discourses that perpetuate violence.