ABSTRACT
The present study examined a local network care about drugs, from the perceptions of their own actors. This is a case study of qualitative nature. Strategies for data collection were focus groups and participant observation. Data were analyzed using content analysis. From the speech of the participants were raised their concepts about the network care, its challenges and possibilities and two key points of the local panorama: the CAPSad and referrals. It was concluded that the understanding of the articulators and relational aspects of actors and services is essential to understanding these networks and their various forms of characterization in reality.
KEYWORDS:
Delivery of health care; Substance-related disorders; Mental health services; Public policies; Qualitative research