Dall’Homo Sapiens all’Homo Chemicus | Achille Saletti Boccali | TEDxViaCavour
Un’ondata globale di sostanze illegali e legali si sta configurando occidentalizzando anche quei paesi che per millenaria cultura e consuetudini locali parevano refrattari a qualsiasi contaminazione. 1000 tonnellate di benzodaziepinavengono vendute, ogni anno, in Iran ad esempio. Una mole colossale di pillole che alleviano la quotidianità e la fatica del vivere.
Fenomeni come l’epidemia di oppioidi sintetici negli Stati Uniti, si estendono oggi dalla Russia al Medio ed Estremo Oriente, segnando un profondo malessere interiore. Questo “inquinamento” delle vite personali contrasta con l’attenzione crescente verso un mondo più ecologico in cui ambientalismo e salvezza del pianeta paiono assumere, nella dimensione quotidiana di ognuno di noi, una sempre più ponderante centralità. In mezzo, l’Europa affronta nuove forme di consumo, tra chemsex e crack, che colpiscono soprattutto i giovani. Criminologo clinico da oltre 35 anni, si occupa di dipendenze e e stili di vita a rischio di devianza. Ha diretto per oltre 25 anni la rete di comunità terapeutiche Saman, fondata da Mauro Rostagno, e promosso nuovi servizi di cura rivolti a consumatori di sostanze saltuarie. Ha diretto insieme allo psichiatra Luigi Cancrini la rivista trimestrale “Quaderni di Saman” edito dal Pensiero Scientifico Editore. Attualmente svolge attività di supervisione clinica su progetti all’interno di istituti penitenziari e collabora con istituti Universitari e scuole di specializzazione in qualità di docente. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
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