BETWEEN PAIN AND HOPE: DRUG ADDICTION IN THE HISTORY OF WOMEN IN REHABILITATION FROM THE PSYCHOANALYTICAL PERSPECTIVE

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.5583182301066

• Palavras-chave: Drug Addiction, Psychoanalysis, Rehabilitation

• Keywords: Drug Addiction, Psychoanalysis, Rehabilitation

• Abstract:

  Currently, there is a worldwide growth of drug addiction. In Brazil, in 108 major cities, 22.8% of participants use illicit drugs, such as marijuana, solvents, cocaine, orexigenics, anorectics and others (CEBRID, 2005). This increase occurred significantly in developing countries mainly due to poverty, low educational adherence and social marginalization. It is a multicausal phenomenon that needs to be addressed by public policies that contribute to health promotion work. In the literature, two main models of treatment predominated: the medical/hospital-centric and the moral. However, other ways of intervening with psychosocial rehabilitation have been presented as: clinical therapies; data reduction, mutual-help groups; the matrix groups, as well, as works involving art. In this context, the present work is inserted, aiming to investigate drug addiction and its interfaces with the social, emotional and psychological aspects of women undergoing drug addiction treatment. This is a qualitative study, with the application of semi-structured individual interviews with 8 volunteers. The interviews were recorded, transcribed and analyzed according to thematic analysis. Among the results, the experience of representative losses in childhood, domestic violence and alcohol or drug abuse by parents stands out. Adolescence is marked by early negative love experiences and the beginning of drug use. The women claimed to seek the drug to alleviate their suffering. They suggested feeling afraid of the past and, concomitantly, indicated repetition of disaffection and social distancing in adult life. They show hope for a cure/rehabilitation, but believe they carry the consequences of their stories in their bodies. From a psychoanalytical perspective, these results suggest a set of social and family factors that affect emotional development in its initial stages, compromising important acquisitions for a healthy path. It is considered important to align health work strategies that may prove to be sensitive and effective, respecting the complexity of this demand.