Abstract

CALHEIROS, Paulo Renato Vitória et al. Coping strategies of craving in crack-cocaine dependents in treatment in Therapeutic Communities. SMAD, Rev. Eletrônica Saúde Mental Álcool Drog. (Ed. port.) [online]. 2019, vol.15, n.2, pp.12-19. ISSN 1806-6976.  https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1806-6976.smad.2019.151541.

OBJECTIVES: to identify and describe the coping strategies used in the face of craving by crack-cocaine users who were under treatment in the Therapeutic Communities. METHOD: the sample consisted of 133 men. The instruments were a socio-demographic questionnaire and on drug use screening, the Mini-Mental State Examination and the scale of questions on craving. The analysis used was descriptive and frequency statistics for exploratory analysis with significance level of 5%. RESULTS: the results demonstrate a predominance of the Willpower category and Dodge in response to craving. CONCLUSION: these results are important contributions in understanding the coping of craving, signaling the importance of relapse prevention work, of the family and of effective treatments.

Keywords : Coping Strategies; Craving; Treatment; Therapeutic Communities.

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