Motivations for the treatment of crack users in a therapeutic community

• Main Authors: Maycon Rogério Seleghim, William Campo Meschial, Beatriz Ferreira Martins, Cinthia Lopes Barboza, Sueli Aparecida Frari Galera, Magda Lúcia Félix de Oliveira
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro 2015-07-01
• Series: Revista de Pesquisa : Cuidado é Fundamental Online
• Subjects: Drogas Ilícitas; Coacaína Crack; Centros de Tratamento de Abuso de Substâncias; Família
• Online Access: http://seer.unirio.br/cuidadofundamental/article/view/2971
• ISSN: 1809-6107; 2175-5361

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.