A atuação profissional do(a) assistente social frente ao uso prejudicial de álcool e outras drogas: desafios e possibilidades no âmbito das políticas socias

Abstract

This undergraduate thesis analyzes the harmful use of alcohol and other drugs as an expression of the "social question," seeking to understand its impact on family ties and the intervention of the Unified Social Assistance System (SUAS) with families experiencing this reality. The study aims to analyze how family ties are affected by the harmful use of alcohol and other drugs and how SUAS intervenes with families in this context. The theoretical framework is grounded in the critical tradition of Social Work, based on the dialectical historical-materialist method; this approach enables an understanding of the phenomenon in its totality, historicity, and contradictory nature, moving beyond moralizing, individualizing, or exclusively biomedical perspectives. The research is qualitative in nature, involving a bibliographic and documentary review conducted through the analysis of scientific literature and regulatory documents regarding social assistance and health policies. The results show that the harmful use of alcohol and other drugs stems, in part, from inequalities generated by capitalist social relations and leads to the weakening of family ties, requiring intersectoral responses based on the guarantee of rights and social protection. In this context, the role of SUAS and the social worker is highlighted in developing strategies for reception, strengthening ties, facilitating access to public policies, and coordinating the social assistance network and the Psychosocial Care Network, in alignment with the ethical-political project of Social Work. The study concludes that addressing this expression of the social question requires strengthened public policies, critical professional practice, and a commitment to the realization of social rights.