Anna Cristina Pires-de-mello

Family:a Systemic Approach Regarding Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Anna Cristina Pires-de-mello

A social anthropological themes related to alcoholism and drug addiction follows the history of mankind in different contexts of analysis and the search for understanding about the issue, enabling learning as much about the myths and motivations that drive the individual and groups toward substance use, as for the distortions that are formed along the convivial reaching the conjugality and parenthood in the socio affective and labor environment, extending to all aspects of community life. The systemic view allows thus not to judge the Other, allows broaden the understanding of the emotional pain, its many faces, clothes and growth paths, so each of us can participate responsibly and belonging to the Great CIRANDA that composes the humanity!