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Life experience of adolescent drug users: a phenomenological approach
María de Jesús Pérez Vázquez1,2, Aracely Díaz Oviedo3, María Gloria Calixto Olalde1
1Universidad de Guanajuato, Campus Celaya-Salvatierra, Guanajuato, México.
Objective:
To understand the life experience of adolescents who use illicit drugs.
Method:
A phenomenological qualitative study conducted in a Youth Integration Center of Sinaloa Mexico from October 2016 to July 2017. The phenomenological interview was conducted with 11 adolescent informants and was based on a leading question. Heideggerian hermeneutics were used as a reference for the analysis of the narratives that identified the phenomenon described.
Results:
Three categories expressed the phenomenon: family roughness, which revealed a violent, oppressive world lacking in affection and moral values; experimenting in the world of drug use, which revealed its existence and experimentation with several drugs and the novelty in that world; and the hope of "being there", which portrays an individual with possibilities to coexist with themselves, society, family, loved ones and their spirituality.
Conclusion:
The understanding of the life experience reflects the adolescent drug user's need for sensitive and comprehensive human care provided by a multidisciplinary health team.
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