ABSTRACT
Objetivos. Los objetivos de este estudio han sido: 1) conocer las opiniones, actitudes y conductas de las familias sobre la prevención en drogodependencias; 2) establecer tipologías de familias en función de sus opiniones, actitudes y conductas en torno a las drogas. Material y método. El trabajo combina la metodología cuantitativa a través de la encuesta y la metodología cualitativa por medio de entrevistas grupales. La encuesta se ha realizado sobre una muestra representativa de 700 familias de la provincia de Valencia. Para la selección de los participantes en las 6 entrevistas grupales se han empleado dos criterios: el consumo de los padres y las edades de los hijos. Resultados. Para las familias valencianas el primer factor de riesgo y el primer factor de protección están vinculados al entorno familiar. Los comportamientos y actitudes frente a las drogas varían entre los padres y las madres, y en función de si las drogas son legales e ilegales. El papel de las familias como agentes de prevención depende de la edad de los hijos y del consumo de los padres. Las familias muestran un alto interés por estar informadas, en particular en lo que se refiere a cómo detectar y afrontar el posible consumo de los hijos. Conclusiones. Los resultados obtenidos muestran la necesidad de que las políticas preventivas contemplen la diversidad de los modelos familiares. Se han establecido dos tipologías de familias según los siguientes criterios: 1) actitudes y conductas en torno al consumo de drogas y 2) actitudes hacia la prevención. Así mismo se constata la necesidad de que los programas preventivos deben adaptarse a la realidad que las familias están viviendo
Objectives. The aims of this study were: 1) to find out the opinions, attitudes and conducts of families in terms of prevention in drug addiction; 2) to establish typologies of families depending on their opinions, attitudes and conducts as regards drugs. Material and methods. The work combines quantitative methodology through the survey and qualitative methodology through group interviews. The survey was conducted on a representative sample of 700 families in the province of Valencia. Two criteria were used for the selection of participants in the 6 group interviews: the parents consumption and the ages of the children. Results. The first risk factor and the first protection factor for Valencian families are linked to the family. Conducts and attitudes in respect of drugs vary between fathers and mothers, and depending on whether drugs are legal or illegal. The role of families as prevention agents depends on the age of the children and parents consumption. Families show great interest in being informed, in particular as regards how to detect and address possible consumption by their children. Conclusions. The results show the need for preventive policies considering the diversity of family models. Two types of families have been established, using the following criteria: 1) attitudes and conducts as regards drug use and 2) attitudes to prevention. A need for preventive programs to adapt to the reality that families are experiencing is similarly detected
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Female , Humans , Male , Family/psychology , Family Health/standards , Domestic Violence/prevention & control , Domestic Violence/psychology , Family Conflict/psychology , Substance-Related Disorders/prevention & control , Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice , Family Relations , Family Therapy/methods , Health Surveys/methods , Risk Factors , Child Welfare/psychologyABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To analyze social behaviours of alcoholic and cocaine-dependent women. METHOD: Six alcoholic women and six cocaine-dependent women in outpatient treatment made up the study sample. The technique used was that of life history interview. Data analysis was carried out based on Grounded Theory. RESULTS: Alcoholic women become dependent through progressive consumption, while cocaine-dependent women begin cocaine use as consequence of a particular event or incident; cocaine use among these women is also related to pleasure-seeking and to drug-dependent partners. There is a social stigma in drug-dependent women--more evident in alcoholics--related to non-fulfillment of tasks and roles that society imposes on women. The illness concept also appears more often in the discourse of alcoholic women than in that of cocaine addicts. As regards the family, it has a double meaning for these women: on the one hand, it is the first context to suffer the consequences of their drug abuse, through lies, petty theft and verbal aggression; on the other, the family is an important source of support in the initiation and process of treatment. CONCLUSIONS: Drug abuse has specific social repercussions that should be taken into account in the establishment of appropriate help mechanisms.
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Alcoholism/psychology , Cocaine-Related Disorders/psychology , Adult , Female , Humans , Interviews as Topic , Middle AgedABSTRACT
Objetivo: Realizar un análisis comparativo de los comportamientos sociales de las mujeres alcohólicas respecto a las cocainómanas. Material y métodos: Se han estudiado seis mujeres alcohólicas y seis mujeres cocainómanas en tratamiento ambulatorio, mediante la técnica del relato de vida. La información fue analizada utilizando la Grounded Theory. Resultados: Las mujeres alcohólicas adquieren la dependencia a través de un consumo progresivo, mientras que las cocainómanas se inician a partir de un hecho concreto, relacionándolo con la pareja consumidora y/o la búsqueda de placer. Un estigma social, que se manifiesta en las mujeres adictas, es el relacionado con el incumplimiento de las tareas y roles que la sociedad asigna a la mujer, siendo más evidente en las alcohólicas. También el concepto de enfermedad se muestra con mayor frecuencia en los discursos de las mujeres alcohólicas que las cocainómanas. Por otra parte, las familias de origen aparecen con un doble significado: por un lado, suelen ser las primeras en recibir las consecuencias derivadas del consumo, a través de engaños, pequeños hurtos o agresiones verbales, y por otra parte, son un apoyo importante para el inicio y proceso de tratamiento. Conclusiones: Las consecuencias que se derivan de los consumos de diferentes sustancias tienen repercusiones sociales específicas que deben ser tenidas en consideración para poder establecer mecanismos de ayuda idóneos
Objective: To analyze social behaviours of alcoholic and cocaine-dependent women. Method: Six alcoholic women and six cocaine-dependent women in out patient treatment made up the study sample. The technique used was that of life history interview. Data analysis was carried out based on Grounded Theory. Results: Alcoholic women become dependent through progressive consumption, while cocaine-dependent women begin cocaine use as consequence of a particular event or incident; cocaine use among these women is also related to pleasure-seeking and to drug-dependent partners.There is a social stigma in drug-dependent women more evident in alcoholics related to non-fulfilment of tasks and roles that society imposes on women. The illness conceptal so appears more often in the discourse of alcoholic women than in that of cocaine addicts. As regards the family, it has a double meaning for these women: on the one hand, it is the first context to suffer the consequences of their drug abuse, through lies, petty theft and verbal aggression; on the other,the family is an important source of support in the initiation and process of treatment. Conclusions: Drug abuse has specific social repercussions that should be taken into account in the establishment of appropriate help mechanisms
