Abstract

MENDES, Marcelo Simões. Chemical dependency and strengthening psychosocial by sports practices. Estud. psicol. (Natal) [online]. 2017, vol.22, n.3, pp. 285-292. ISSN 1413-294X.  http://dx.doi.org/10.22491/1678-4669.20170029.

The question of drug use has shown the urgent need for measures to promote the treatment of this question. This account of professional experience presented a proposal for intervention in which sports practice was used as an important tool in the treatment process for people with alcohol and others drugs. It was noticed that the sports practice contributed to the development of the internal resources of the participants, acting as a measure for the psychosocial strengthening of users through the development of self-esteem, perseverance, discipline, overcoming, among others.

Keywords : psychosocial intervention; drug rehabilitation; sports.

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