Análise da política de atenção aos usuários de álcool e outras drogas: perspectivas e desafios para a atuação do/a assistente social

Abstract

This paper, through bibliographic research, analyzes the process of implementing public policies aimed at Comprehensive Care for Users of Alcohol and Other Drugs, especially in Brazil, and considering the approaches of the State regarding this phenomenon. Thus, the paper makes some criticisms about the most recent transformations in the Brazilian legislation on the subject, for example the extinction of the National Harm Reduction Policy, the increase of beds for hospitalization in psychiatric hospitals, and the new rules for involuntary hospitalization of drug users. With that, it analyzes the impacts to the Social Work professionals who deal with this issue, reflecting on the limits of performance and the challenges of the social worker in face of this expression of the social issue, within the perspective of their professional project.