A qualitative research with a socio-historical approach aimed at analyzing the constitution of subjectivity in the context of family relationships of homeless-crack users. The study subjects were 15 homeless people of the city of Florianópolis (SC). Data collection was conducted from February to April 2013. The data were analyzed using the Content Analysis of Bardin. The results highlighted that the absence of rules, boundaries, communication and affection in the household, as well as the presence of violence and drug abuse, were factors that cooperated with the onset of crack use and subsequently led to adopting the streets as a home. It was concluded that weakened family relationships share responsibility for crack consumption and the homeless scenario.
Family relations; Crack cocaine; Homeless; Life Stories