Dependência química: direito ao tratamento e às intervenções terapêuticas

Abstract

Brazil has a considerable population of disorders related to the use of alcohol and other substances, but there are still considerable gaps in access and retention of treatment. This is a chronic medical condition, it is highly comorbid with medical and behavioral health disorders. This indicates the need for more targeted interventions to achieve the integration of health care (one of the main objectives of the Brazilian health system). Care management -that is, the organization of patient care by an institution - is a viable strategy to involve individuals with SUT who can benefit from treatment, but are not aware or donot use available resources, as well as to help maintain patient treatment. Management of care is considered an essential complement to the treatment of chronic diseases. The purpose of this article is to highlight the right to treatment and therapeutic interventions of the chemical dependent. We describe internationally adopted care management models and identify the feasibility and advantages for their adoption in Brazil.