Life experience of adolescent drug users: a phenomenological approach. / Experiencia vivida de los adolescentes consumidores de drogas: un abordaje fenomenológico.
Rev Esc Enferm USP
; 52: e03349, 2018 Sep 13.
Article
in Es, En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30231115
OBJECTIVE: To understand the life experience of adolescents who use illicit drugs. METHOD: A phenomenological qualitative study conducted in a Youth Integration Center of Sinaloa Mexico from October 2016 to July 2017. The phenomenological interview was conducted with 11 adolescent informants and was based on a leading question. Heideggerian hermeneutics were used as a reference for the analysis of the narratives that identified the phenomenon described. RESULTS: Three categories expressed the phenomenon: family roughness, which revealed a violent, oppressive world lacking in affection and moral values; experimenting in the world of drug use, which revealed its existence and experimentation with several drugs and the novelty in that world; and the hope of "being there", which portrays an individual with possibilities to coexist with themselves, society, family, loved ones and their spirituality. CONCLUSION: The understanding of the life experience reflects the adolescent drug user's need for sensitive and comprehensive human care provided by a multidisciplinary health team.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Substance-Related Disorders
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Drug Users
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Life Change Events
Type of study:
Qualitative_research
Limits:
Adolescent
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Mexico
Language:
En
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Es
Journal:
Rev Esc Enferm USP
Year:
2018
Document type:
Article
Country of publication:
Brazil