["Street" medication in Burkina Faso: local names, social relationships, and alleged therapeutic effects].
This qualitative assessment, based on discussions and discourse collected in interviews with members of the general population, addresses the popular view of pharmaceutical drugs in Burkina Faso. The main results demonstrate a strong preference for drugs sold in the street and their largely "off-label" uses. These drugs not only treat defined diseases but also generate street discussions, popular images and social relationships that lead to their consumption, sometimes excessive. Furthermore, the links between the legal and illegal street markets, related in part to the legal status of different drugs, also leads to questions about good and bad, true and false. These distinctions, considered as labels, influence the population's behavior and attitude concerning street medication.
Pale
Augustin
A
Centre de Recherches en Santé de Nouna, BP 3825, Ouagadougou Burkina Faso. paleau2000@yahoo.fr
Ladner
Joël
J
D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002050:Burkina Faso; D016527:Drug Costs; D004358:Drug Therapy / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D013287:Illicit Drugs / Q000191:economics; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007880:Legislation, Drug; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000191:economics; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011639:Public Opinion; D012919:Social Behavior; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders; D009626:Terminology as Topic
D013287:Illicit Drugs; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations