Relationship difficulties between addicts and their family

• Published in: Scientific electronic archives 2018-11, Vol.11 (6), p.97-106
• Main Authors: S. R. C. Silva, P. P. Cavalcanti
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: chemical dependence, family relationships, drugs, adolescents
• ISSN: 2316-9281; 2316-9281

Chemical dependency is a social and family problem that is increasingly present in our society. Considered a social epidemic and covers the whole range of society, higher classes to the lower classes. Not choosing age, however, our teens among other age groups are the primary victims as well as their families. The aim of this study was to analyze the approaches described by the literature on the relationship between the family and the chemical dependent, seeking in the familiar way of coping with the problem of chemical dependence, although the family currently presents configurations very distant from traditional ones, still maintains the reference relation , care and affection among its members. In order to deepen the dynamic aspects of families with entities that are involved with drugs. A total of 87 articles were analyzed through the databases of the Latin American Literature in Health Sciences (LILACS), the Bibliographic Database Specialized in the Nursing Area (BDENF) and the Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO). The following descriptors were used in search of the articles in the Portuguese language: Chemical dependents, chemical dependency, family relations, dialogue, drugs, adolescents. The guiding question of the research was: What are the difficulties between the relative and the dependent of psychoactive substances? It consisted in a bibliographical research where the systematics used to obtain the data occurred through reading and studying the texts, making possible the analysis of the subject in question. In this way, we will contribute and promote a greater understanding between family members and their families, to get out of the suffering, being this, the family, the natural context of growth and also healing where the improvement of relationship must take place. The suffering of dependency affects not only the dependent but also their family, often emotionally hurting them, and it is essential that they are treated, given guidelines on how to deal with the sufferer's feelings and stay strong. Being conniving with their dependents will need to have the knowledge to guide their risks, and with that they are likely to be helping them get rid of the addiction.