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BASSO MUSSO, Liliana. The experience of the dependence to a psychoactive drug in a consumer drug. Index Enferm [online]. 2011, vol.20, n.1-2, pp.61-65. ISSN 1699-5988.  https://dx.doi.org/10.4321/S1132-12962011000100013.

Qualitative, phenomenological research following Schutz, referential sociological, whose objective is to know the experience of the phenomenon of dependence or addiction to a consumer of drugs in treatment in an open centre, based on the following questions guide path: How do you start drug experience? What were the reasons for drug use? You how is it installing dependence to them? How gave account which had become dependent drug? The speech of consumers identified seven categories Schutz, referential, that showing significant aspects of the experience. To analyze them lived type drugs featuring addiction and understanding of the existential reasons that influenced the installation of this dependency, deepening the understanding of the phenomenon, thereby granting consumer could understand better care.

Palavras-chave : Qualitative research; Phenomenon; Experience; Dependency to drugs.