The Center for Psychosocial Care for treatment of users of alcohol and other drugs (CAPSad) is the main healthcare strategy related to the consumption of psychoactive substances. The objective was to investigate the perception of relatives about the treatment offered in northern and eastern CAPSad in the city of Natal-RN. We interviewed 14 families who regularly attended the proposed activities. The interviews were conducted in August and September 2007, and full transcribed for the corpus preparation and submission to ALCESTE. The discursive material originated three thematic categories: Treatment - Improvements and Expectations; Living - User Before and After; and Therapeutic Conditions - Thanks, Tips and Vulnerability. The family members identified that the treatment received in CAPSad favors substantial improvements in living and health conditions of their relative and in family relationships within and outside the home, being detected the need for adjustments and increasing the supply of therapeutic activities.
Substance-Related Disorders; Mental Health Services; Family; Psychiatric Nursing; Substance Abuse Treatment Centers