Eslava Albarracín Daniel Gonzalo, Brands Bruna, Adlaf Edward, Giesbrecht Norman, Simich Laura, Wright Maria da Gloria Miotto
Facultad de Enfermería, Universidad Javeriana, Colombia. dgeslava@ javeriana.edu.co
Rev Lat Am Enfermagem. 2009 Nov-Dec;17 Spec No:788-95. doi: 10.1590/s0104-11692009000700006.
This article presents an analysis of the partial results from a quantitative study that addresses the perspective of drug users' family and friends regarding the treatment of problems resulting from the use of illicit drugs. Participants were 104 health service users in Bogotá. Of the participants, 58% consider that drug use is a disease that needs treatment; 56% stated the general hospital as the main alternative for treatment; 95% reported that the state accounted for this situation. Participants were more acquainted with private institutions, with therapeutic communities and religious groups being reported as the ones with the strongest commitment to the problem. For 73% of participants, the existing services are inappropriate and of difficult use and access. Stigma is the main barrier for a person to seek health care, and only 50% believe there is any use in treatments. There is a need for broader dissemination of the existing resources so as to increase their implementation and use.
本文对一项定量研究的部分结果进行了分析，该研究探讨了吸毒者的家人和朋友对治疗非法药物使用所致问题的看法。参与者为波哥大的104名医疗服务使用者。在参与者中，58%的人认为吸毒是一种需要治疗的疾病；56%的人表示综合医院是主要的治疗选择；95%的人认为政府应对此情况负责。参与者对私立机构更为熟悉，据报告，治疗社区和宗教团体对该问题的承诺最为坚定。73%的参与者认为现有服务不合适，使用和获取困难。耻辱感是人们寻求医疗保健的主要障碍，只有50%的人认为治疗有任何用处。有必要更广泛地传播现有资源，以增加其实施和使用。
