Causes and consequences of psychoactive substance use in the street dwellers
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https://doi.org/10.21501/24631779.3371Keywords:
Street resident, Pharm codependence, Experience, Freedom, Death, HomelessAbstract
The purpose of this research article is to understand some of the causes and consequences of the use of psychoactive substances in the street dwellers. This is sought from the account of the street dwellers’ experiences and their impact on the use of psychoactive drugs. The research is qualitative cutting with a phenomenological approach. 8 semi-structured interviews were conducted with street-dwelling population belonging to the city of Medellin between April and September 2018. Six categories were identified in total: loss and abandonment, dependence, drug effects, social dynamics, apathy and sense of life. These categories were analyzed in relation to the concepts of freedom and death from an existential humanist perspective, with support from some contributions of psychoanalysis and schematic therapy. It was concluded that dependence on psychoactive substances is facilitated when the person seeks the effect a means of avoiding the anguish and pain caused by the adverse experiences and conditions of existence.Downloads
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