Influencia de la adicción a sustancias psicoactivas en la funcionalidad familiar de los usuarios varones del Centro Integral de Tratamiento de Adicciones (CITA), Cuenca, Ecuador, periodo septiembre 2024- febrero 2025

Abstract

Addiction to psychoactive substances is a worldwide problem that affects the individual at an individual, social and family level. The addiction of one or more members of the family system generates a deterioration in its functionality affecting areas such as communication, affectivity, roles, adaptability, among others. The objective of the research was to analyze the influence of addiction to psychoactive substances on the family functionality of male users of the Comprehensive Center for Addiction Treatment (CITA). Cuenca, period 2024-2025. For this, a quantitative approach was used, with a non-experimental cross-sectional design. For the research, the FF-SSIL instrument was used, which is responsible for measuring the functionality of the family in several dimensions. In the research, it was observed that the families belonging to the Comprehensive Center for Addiction Treatment are moderately functional, representing 53.3%, in turn 33.3% are dysfunctional families, these data are extremely relevant because they show that a person with addiction does not necessarily come from a dysfunctional family. The results obtained from the analysis between the variables family typology and the type of substance in addiction reflected important findings, such as that within nuclear families alcohol and cigarette consumption prevails, as well as the tendency for children and parents of nuclear families to continue with some type of addiction. These findings allow us to better understand the relationship between addiction and family dynamics, providing a basis for future interventions.