title: [Drugs, a current problem: difficulties in handling drug addictions].
abstract: A patient suffering a drug addiction usually presents some characteristic demands and necessities. A professional's attitude must be clear and firm, showing empathy and being an active listener offering assistance, but not expressing either rebuke or threats. The professional attending such a patient takes advantage of a consultation to motivate the patient to begin, or continue, treatment in a corresponding specialized center and will process the necessary paperwork to contact such a center.
authors.affiliation: Diplomada en enfermería, Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona.
authors.forename: Montserrat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Amigo Tadín
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000628:therapy*