O tratamento da dependência na perspectiva das pessoas que fazem uso de crack

Abstract

The aim of this study is to understand the essential aspects for a successful treatment for crack dependency, based on the speech of users. This is a descriptive study, using a qualitative approach. Interviews were conducted with 39 crack users who were assisted in a social protection program for drug users. In order to understand the narratives, the content analysis technique was used and the theoretical framework was based on Bardin. Aspects that were mentioned as important were undergoing voluntary treatment and spirituality, categories that can be grouped as individual aspects, as well as increasing the list of activities, supply of settings protected from drugs and professional qualification with socio-productive inclusion, as institutional aspects. These demands must be considered for a better understanding of what is needed for a successful treatment, and contemplated by public policies targeted at this issue.Keywords: Crack cocaine. Dependency. Treatment. Drug user. IntroductionDrug consumption dates back to remote times and involves cultural, religious, economic, political and social issues. In different cultures, societies and eras, man always consumed licit or illicit drugs. In the majority of times, this did not constitute problems nor reasons for social alarm, as they were consumed with diverse purposes and understood as a cultural and human manifestation. [1][2][3] As the years went by, it was possible to notice that both the type and the form of drug utilization started to vary. When a psychoactive substance is identified, different forms to reach the desired effects are discovered, and the substance becomes one more market product in our society. In recent decades, drug consumption has assumed worrying dimensions, with severe consequences to the individual, his family and community, negatively affecting different interfaces of daily life. The increase in drug use is not only associated with the culture of consumption and instant pleasure, but also with the vulnerability situation that has been experienced mainly by socially disadvantaged classes. It is considered that a large portion of society lives permanently threatened by the instability of their life conditions and by social exclusion. The status of social misery and lack of political support have made new survival strategies emerge, and this instability favors the ever-growing entrance of youths into the world of drug trafficking. income. Therefore, they form a socially vulnerable group.According to Pulcherio 9 , crack cocaine is a drug with great power to make the person become dependent. It is largely associated with criminality, involvement in illicit acts to maintain consumption, like theft and robbery, and participation in drug trafficking. [10][11][12] In spite of its severe consequences, the current knowledge about the use of this substance is still not sufficient, neither to provide efficient assistance for people in harmful drug use, nor to guide public prevention policies. Replacing the hegemonic models of treatment, which have a ...

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