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The increase in appetite and, consequently, in body weight, evidenced in the majority of addicts under\udtreatment, may be related to taste, since heavy drug use can lead to changes in taste buds. This study aimed to\udinvestigate the association between taste perception and nutritional status of drug addicts under treatment. The study\udwas conducted in two therapeutic communities in the municipality of Chapecó, Santa Catarina state, with 39 male addicts over 18 years old. Primary data on weight and height were collected for assessment of nutritional status, and a taste acuity test was applied; also, secondary data were collected on age, length of stay, types of drugs used, and age of drug use onset, from the addicts’ records. It was possible to observe that 56.5% of dependents were at nutritional risk for being overweight. Taste acuity significantly differed for the basic tastes evaluated (p= 0.014), being higher for salty (94.9%), followed by sweet (89.7%), acid (79.5%), and bitter (38, 5%) tastes, but it was not\udassociated with the study variables. We conclude that the drug use cessation can have a similar effect to that of caloric\uddeprivation on the taste acuity of dependents, interfering on excessive weight gain. However, it is suggested that\udthe improvement of taste perception be oriented in the therapeutic setting, so that it becomes, in these conditions, a protection factor for dependents, strengthening them to overcome their condition of vulnerability

Percepção gustativa: Fator de risco ou proteção para dependentes durante a cessação do uso de drogas