Mecanismos de enfrentamento e o papel da religião na prevenção de recaída no uso de álcool e outras drogas em egressos de comunidade terapêutica

Abstract

This research aimed to study the mechanisms of coping in relapse prevention in alcohol and other drugs in a therapeutic community graduates in the city of Juiz de Fora. Currently dependence on alcohol and other drugs is concern widely disseminated and discussed, being a serious social and public health. The etiology of addiction is multidimensional, but social factors are the most crucial in this process. As has been done with the risk factors, there is now a growing concern in studying the factors of prevention and protection against abuse of alcohol and other drugs, these factors are found in the individual, familiar and social fields. Therapeutic communities, informal treatment models for people with alcohol and other drugs' problems, emerged in Brazil even before there was any public policy on alcohol and other drugs and are usually based on the Minnesota Model in religious precepts or a combination both. This research counted with Nine participants. The instruments used in data collection were semi-structured interview; socioeconomic questionnaire and screening test for the involvement with tobacco, alcohol and other drugs. Quantitative analysis from descriptive statistics to characterize sample. The results show the religious/spiritual search as the main of the groups of tools seized during treatment in the therapeutic community, followed by the importance of the new groups/support established and psychological support received during treatment. The religiosity/spirituality is present between the strategies and is endorsed as very important by most subjects. There is influence of religiosity/spirituality during treatment, being perceived by all participants as the main focus of it. This influence interfered in religiosity/spirituality of the majority of these participants, bringing a change in doctrine after treatment and greater involvement, seeking relationship with God after treatment. Regarding the representation of the therapeutic community for these graduates, all agree on the importance of this treatment modality, and refer the place as excellent learning place, refuge and shelter. They rave about the treatment received by the love and affection in the perceived performance of the work of psychologists and monitors.