Toxicomania e feminilidade : histórias de um avassalador consumo do si mesmo

Abstract

In the contemporary scenario, it appears that the use and abuse of psychoactive substances and their drastic consequences have occupied a prominent place in the social context, requiring strategic actions in several areas of knowledge in support of their fight. In view of the uniqueness consumption involved in what each subject does with the toxic, it is evident the complexity and the endless interrogations that permeate the study of this phenomenon. Thus, epidemiological data reports an important incidence of feminine toxicomania, due to the increasing drug consumption among women. The challenges and the specificities from their own female universe was sought, in this study, in order to contemplate and explore when the drug-object presents itself as a main field for the psychic investments. Therefore, by taking toxicomania as an important testimony of losses that the accession condition to a drug-object causes for a subject, it is undeniable the necessity and the relevance of entering in specific themes in this broad field. Thereby, two sections form this Dissertation entitled Toxicomania and femininity: stories of a devastating consumption of yourself. The first, a theoretical work named as The Constitution of the Femininity notion in Psychoanalysis, it had as a goal, from a critical review of literature, to discuss the different points of view from knowledge areas - medicine, sociology, psychology and Psychoanalysis - considering studies about woman, her complexity and her specificities. The second section, an empiric work, entitled Toxicomania: women’s narratives on phármakon destructiveness, explored conditions and elements in the life story of drug addict women, questioning the factors associated with the search of drug-object, through a qualitative study. To enable this task it was necessary to work with the material from interviews made with three young drug addict women. The obtained data were analyzed and discussed through Content Analysis according to Bardin (2011), establishing three a priori categories: Significant experiences in the life story and the construction of the feminine in drug addict women; Singularities of the meeting and the investment in drug-object; Links between destructivity and toxicomania. This research demonstrates the Psychoanalysis contributions as a valuable investigation and intervention tool in the toxicomania field. Recognizing the value of uniqueness involved in the human being phenomena, this subject enables the opening of a psychic pain listening space to these young drug addict women, leading to a solid questioning of the psychic elements involved in this suffering.