Narrative of a drug user's daughter: impact on family daily routine

Abstract

Objective: To understand the repercussions of coexisting with the drug use in a family based on the daughter's narrative of a woman who is a multiple drugs user. Method: A case study with a family accessed in 2014, through the records of a Poison Control Center in the North of Paraná. It was used a semi-structured interview and field journal, and resources of thematic oral history to apprehend the story, from the question "How is/was for you and your family to live with a mother who is a drug user?” Results: The daughter's memories emphasized repercussions in the family context: long-term of living with drug abuse; absence or transience of the motherly figure, with rupture processes for homeless situation; cycle of parental disruption/forgiveness and continued presence and fatherly support. Final considerations: The narrative indicated a family that could be added to the process of rehabilitation and social reintegration of the female drug user.

Feelings of families regarding drug dependence: in the light of comprehensive sociology

“…There is also a need to emphasize the importance of a systemic and sensitive view of families with people who are dependent on drugs. So that the nurse, as a member of the multidisciplinary health team, can act in a humanized and holistic way, promoting the comprehensiveness of care, valuing culture, spirituality, feelings and emotions from experiences, not just biological, without discrimination or prejudice, in order to prevent the aggravation of the case, and facilitate access to health services and social care as a coping of this problem (6) . Thus, the carre becomes consonant with the precepts of the Psychiatric Reform, taking into account the specificities of the person, family and community, and thus, in fact, it is possible to obtain advances in the mental health care model.…”

“…In this aspect, experiencing drug addiction for an extended period of time causes the people in the family group to be affected in a number of dimensions, such as: psychological, affective, financial and social; shuddering intra-family relationships. Nevertheless, the burden of an environment permeated by drugs generates social exclusion and stigma, which can contribute to the overload and sickness of the group (6) .…”

Prevalência do uso de substâncias psicoativas em gestantes e puérperas

“…Pesquisadores apontam que o uso drogas pela figura materna pode acarretar problemas no âmbito familiar e social, tais como a desqualificação no mercado de trabalho em razão dos efeitos do uso, da descontinuidade no vínculo conjugal e do comprometimento no vínculo familiar e negligência com os filhos. 22 O presente estudo expôs que amigos, parentes ou outros familiares demonstraram preocupação com maior frequência quando a substância em uso pela mulher era derivada do tabaco, seguida pelo uso de álcool e de maconha. Nesse contexto, destaca-se o potencial da rede social de apoio das gestantes usuárias de substâncias psicoativas para o cuidado da saúde mental, uma vez que, quando fortalecida, pode auxiliá-las no enfrentamento de sua condição, apoiando e incentivando a busca por ajuda.…”

Alcoholic beverage users: structural and functional aspects based on the Calgary Model

“…It affects the user, the family system, social relationships and work. Treatment of this condition is usually user-centered, with work and family falling into the background (6)(7) .…”