Social inclusion of drug users at a Service of Psychosocial Attention and Care to alcohol and drug addiction in a city in the State of São Paulo

Abstract

Objective: was to investigate the social inclusion of users in care on two Psychosocial Care Centers Alcohol and Drugs, of the city Campinas-SP, from the perspective of the professionals who work in them. Method: in this qualitative study, the data were analyzed according to the content analysis method, in the specificity thematic analysis. Results: the analysis allowed for unfolding in three thematic categories: the professional’s view on social inclusion of problem drug users; care for social inclusion; and the limits and potentialities for social inclusion of these users. Conclusion: it was concluded that there is influence of assistance models for users in politicalideological positioning of professionals and their consideration to the ethico-political suffering.