Abstract
Qualitative study, developed with 20 female drug users assisted at a Psychosocial Care Center for alcohol and drugs, located in a city in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, with the objective of identifying the relapse prevention strategies used by female drug users. Data collection was carried out through audio-recorded individual interviews, following the ethical principles that establish the norms for conducting research involving human beings. For data processing, thematic content analysis was used. Factors such as family, religiosity, and spirituality, animals, plants and music are important strategies for women to prevent relapses to drug use. These strategies proved to be capable of promoting the redefinition of experiences and improved quality of life, in addition to indicating subsidies to health professionals for the planning of actions for women using drugs.
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