Resumen

LIMA, Deivson Wendell da Costa et al. Sayings about abusive use of alcohol and other drugs: meanings and life stories. SMAD, Rev. Eletrônica Saúde Mental Álcool Drog. (Ed. port.) [online]. 2018, vol.14, n.3, pp. 151-158. ISSN 1806-6976.  http://dx.doi.org/10.11606/issn.1806-6976.smad.2018.000396.

The objective was to understand the meanings attributed to the drug by abusers and to know how these people relate the use of the drug to their life history. This is a descriptive research with qualitative approach performed with 22 people under treatment in the Center for Psychosocial Care Alcohol and other Drugs. Data were produced through a semi-structured interview and analyzed according to Bardin’s content analysis. Four categories emerged: first contact with the drug; context of drug abuse; consequences of drug abuse and reasons for changing the pattern of drug use. The abusive use of alcohol and other drug is a complex phenomenon and the drug has several meanings linked to the person’s way of life.

Palabras clave : Drugs; Drug Abuse; Life.

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