The treatments offered to people deprived of freedom who make problematic usage of alcohol and other drugs: an integrative review

• Autor(a) principal: Silva, Letícia Isabel Ferreira
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Barbosa, Guilherme Corrêa, Penacci, Fernanda Augusta, Ferreira, Maria Solange de Castro
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Saúde (Santa Maria)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufsm.br/revistasaude/article/view/71543
• topic: Substance-related disorders; Prisoners; Treatment adherence and compliance; Prisons; Drug users; Transtornos relacionados ao uso de substâncias; Prisioneiros; Cooperação e adesão ao tratamento; Prisões; Usuário de drogas

There are high rates of psychological disorders regarding abuse of psychoactive substances among Freedom-Deprived People (FDP) in prisons, and those numbers represent an issue in the prison environment. Having that into consideration, this integrative review has had as a goal to analyse both national and international scientific production regarding the treatment of substance abuse in prison. The research was done based on the PICO strategy, and through access to the data bases LILACS, CINAHL and PubMed, between 2011 and 2021, having 8 articles as the main material of analysis. Themes like strategies offered to the treatment of Psychoactive Substance Use, sustenance and waiver of treatment, and social reintegration were analysed through thematic analysis. The literature points out to total abstinence as the main treatment offered in prison, even though it is the least effective way of treatment, and the one showing greatest correlation between relapse and overdose when in freedom again. FDP are severely affected by the use, abuse, and addiction of Psychoactive Substances; therefore, it is necessary the development of effective strategies on the treatment of substance abuse, taking into consideration the peculiarities of prison settings, and assuring the basic constitutional rights of this population.