THERAPEUTIC APPROACH TO THE USE OF PSYCHOACTIVE DRUGS AND THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO NURSING

Abstract

The objective of this article is to promote a reflection on the use of psychoactive substances in the psychosocial care network. Drug use is a concern for health services. The harm reduction policy, established in the national policy of comprehensive care for drug users, is a consolidated model in the country based on internationally recognized experiences. The study is a bibliographic analysis with a narrative focus on the therapeutic approach to the use of psychoactive drugs in nursing. It was concluded that health professionals and professionals who work in the psychosocial care network and in support services for families of psychoactive substance users, who assume a comprehensive and inclusive posture to avoid the early use of psychoactive substances, help those already involved not to become dependent and, those who are dependent,  Offer means for drug cessation or patterns of use with less harm. Nursing facilitates access and qualified reception for users of psychoactive substances and their families, in addition to strengthening practices to cope with the use of psychoactive substances in a continuous and comprehensive way. However, more research is needed on the effects of professional actions on people's contexts.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56238/sevened2024.042-003