Coping strategies of craving in crack-cocaine dependents in treatment in Therapeutic Communities

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1806-6976.smad.2019.151541

Keywords:

Coping Strategies, Craving, Treatment, Therapeutic Communities

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: to identify and describe the coping strategies used in the face of craving by crack-cocaine users who were under treatment in the Therapeutic Communities.
METHOD: the sample consisted of 133 men. The instruments were a socio-demographic questionnaire and on drug use screening, the Mini-Mental State Examination and the scale of questions on craving. The analysis used was descriptive and frequency statistics for exploratory analysis with significance level of 5%.
RESULTS: the results demonstrate a predominance of the Willpower category and Dodge in response to craving.
CONCLUSION: these results are important contributions in understanding the coping of craving, signaling the importance of relapse prevention work, of the family and of effective treatments.

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Author Biography

  • Itamar José Félix Junior, Fundação Universidade Federal de Rondônia

    Graduado em Psicologia pela Universidade Federal de Rondônia (UNIR) e Mestre em Psicologia pelo Programa de Pós-graduação Mestrado Acadêmico em Psicologia da UNIR. Atua como psicólogo clínico em Terapia Cognitivo Comportamental aplicada à Dependência Química.

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Published

2019-08-27

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 2 (2019)

Section

Original Article

How to Cite

Calheiros, P. R. V., Morais, P. R., Félix Junior, I. J., Silva, L. G. da, & Almeida, M. de. (2019). Coping strategies of craving in crack-cocaine dependents in treatment in Therapeutic Communities. SMAD Revista Eletrônica Saúde Mental Álcool E Drogas (Edição Em Português), 15(2), 12-19. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1806-6976.smad.2019.151541