Motivations for the treatment of crack users in a therapeutic community

• Main Authors: Maycon Rogério Seleghim (Author), William Campo Meschial (Author), Beatriz Ferreira Martins (Author), Cinthia Lopes Barboza (Author), Sueli Aparecida Frari Galera (Author), Magda Lúcia Félix de Oliveira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, 2015-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.
• Notes: 1809-6107; 2175-5361
• Keywords: Drogas Ilícitas; Coacaína Crack; Centros de Tratamento de Abuso de Substâncias; Família; Medicine; R; Nursing; RT1-120
• Source: Revista de Pesquisa : Cuidado é Fundamental Online, Vol 7, Iss 3 (2015)

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.