Reasons for the treatment of users of crack in a therapeutic community
Objective: Knowing the motivation of crack users for treatment in hospital environments. Method: Descriptive and qualitative search, using the design of some cases. Twenty male crack users, aged over 18 years old, hospitalized in a Therapeutic Community in Southern Brazil, were interviewed. A semi-s...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
2015-07-01
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| Series: | Revista de Pesquisa : Cuidado é Fundamental Online |
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| Online Access: | http://seer.unirio.br/index.php/cuidadofundamental/article/view/2971 |
| Summary: | Objective: Knowing the motivation of crack users for treatment in hospital environments. Method: Descriptive and qualitative search, using the design of some cases. Twenty male crack users, aged over 18 years old, hospitalized in a Therapeutic Community in Southern Brazil, were interviewed. A semi-structured interview was used and the data were analyzed by their thematic content. Results: Were found three categories that reflect the treatment motivations: perception of the crack harmful consequences; the compulsive use of drugs as the treatment initiation; and, the family participation looking for a treatment. Conclusion: Significant events (turning points) favored the interruption of the crack use and the family assumed a very important place to the users behavior in relation to the use of the drug, exclusively. Descriptors: Street drugs, Crack Cocaine, Substance Abuse Treatment Centers, Family. |
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| ISSN: | 1809-6107 2175-5361 |