Center for Psychosocial Attention for alcohol and other drugs: practices developed by health professionals

Abstract

The increase in alcohol consumption among the population has caused serious family, professional and social problems, associated with high complexity risks, which led the Ministry of Health to adopt strategies for harm reduction; including the Centers for Psychosocial Care in Alcohol and Other Drugs (CAPSad). The present study aimed to identify the CAPSad health team's perception of alcoholism and describe the actions that make it difficult to attend. A qualitative, descriptive and exploratory study was conducted through an interview with nine health professionals. Guiding questions were divided into categories for analysis. The results indicate categories and subcategories of analysis, such as: Alcohol in the social context, factors that hinder the user's adhesion, the need to qualify the team, among others. In this way, the need for training of the team through permanent education practices was evidenced, favoring and stimulating the principles of psychosocial rehabilitation.