Family members affected by a relative's substance misuse looking for social support: Who are they?

Vulnerabilidade social em famílias que convivem com comportamento aditivo por tempo prolongado

“…This situation also interferes in conjugality and in several intrafamilial conflicts arising from the addictive behavior. (8,22) The most vulnerable families may experience higher levels of harm resulting from drug use. Impoverishment poses an additional risk, as the loss of consumer capacity can lead to juvenile crime, with trafficking and drug trade becoming a source of income and subsistence for individuals and their families.…”

“…(7,8) At individual level, the effects of drug abuse are severe, and the increased risk behavior and social exclusion have direct repercussions that prevent the person from living a dignified and prosperous life. (9,10) In this perspective, drug abuse should be discussed in the field of nursing professionals' training, especially on the prevalence of drug use in different social groups, the use of assistance methodologies for health promotion, prevention, care and social reinsertion, as well as about professional qualification to cope with drug abuse in society.…”

Clinical validation of the nursing diagnosis of dysfunctional family processes related to alcoholism

“…Despite growing attention to the development of interventions to combat the increasing rate of substance use, it is still unclear how families have faced the consequences on the dynamics and family functioning as a result of living or caring for a family member abusing substances (Sakiyama et al . ).…”

Measuring stress, coping, strain and hopefulness of Brazilian family members of substance misusers: Factor structure of a set of measures

“…Recent studies have stressed the importance of developing services that promote psychological support that recognises feelings of hopefulness, emotional impact and ways in which family members attempt to cope (Bortolon et al, 2017;Copello et al, 2009b;Velleman et al, 2011). In Brazil, despite recent attempts to understand the needs of AFM (Bortolon et al, 2016;Medeiros et al 2013, Sakiyama et al, 2015, research in this field remains scarce and to date there is no national standardised framework designed to support AFMs in the country.…”

“…In a study conducted with AFMs who sought social support for dealing with the SMR mutual groups in the city of Sao Paulo, Sakiyama and colleagues (2015) reported a variety of psychological and physical forms of distress caused by the presence of a SMR in the family. The authors argued that there is a lack of care for family members who are affected by SMR, and currently there are no other services in Brazil besides the mutual help groups that meet the needs of this population (Sakiyama et al, 2015).…”