Client’s Characterization in the Community Treatment Approach: Methodological Foundations and Evidence

The identity and social representation of people linked to drugs depend on their interaction with the system that collects and analyses the critical data used to describe it. AIM: The aim of this study is to see if by adopting a non-institutional and non-formal approach the drug users' profile will be different from that in mainstream formal studies. METHODS: Data was collected using a Community Treatment information and systematization tool (First Contact Form -FCF). Critical information on 6,090 cases was systematized. Data was collected by teams implementing Community Treatment in Argentina: SEDRONAR (SDR) 2,680 cases (48.1% F, 50.3% M, and 0.3% T), in Colombia: Consentidos (CNS) 2,096 cases (42.6% F, 56.7% M, and 0.7% T), and Viviendo (VIV) 1,382 cases…