title: Experiences of Power and Violence in Mexican Men Attending Mutual-Aid Residential Centers for Addiction Treatment.
abstract: Fundamental elements of hegemonic masculinity such as power and violence are analyzed through characteristics of 12-step programs and philosophy immersed in Mutual-Aid Residential Centers for Addiction Treatment (CRAMAAs). CRAMAAs are a culturally specific form of substance abuse treatment in Mexico that are characterized by control and violence. Fifteen interviews were carried out with men of varied sociodemographic characteristics, and who resided in at least two of these centers. Results identify that power is expressed through drug abuse and leads them to subsequent biopsychosocial degradation. Residency in CRAMAAs is motivated by women, but men do not seek the residency and are usually admitted unwillingly. Power through violence is carried out inside CRAMAAs where men are victims of abuse. From a 12-step philosophy, this violence is believed to lead them to a path of recovery but instead produces feelings of anger and frustration. The implications of these centers on Mexican public health are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Universidad Pedagógica Nacional, Carretera al Ajusco No. 24, Col. Héroes de Padierna Del., Tlalpan, Mexico D.F., Mexico ilozano@upn.mx.
authors.forename: Ignacio
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Lozano-Verduzco
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz (INPRFM), Calz. México-Xochimilco, San Lorenzo Huipulco, Tlalpan, Mexico D.F., Mexico Universidad Iberoamericana Ciudad de México, Prolongación Paseo de la Reforma, Lomas de Santa Fe, Mexico D.F., Mexico.
authors.forename: Rodrigo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Marín-Navarrete
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz (INPRFM), Calz. México-Xochimilco, San Lorenzo Huipulco, Tlalpan, Mexico D.F., Mexico.
authors.forename: Martha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Romero-Mendoza
authors.affiliation: Universidad Iberoamericana Ciudad de México, Prolongación Paseo de la Reforma, Lomas de Santa Fe, Mexico D.F., Mexico.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tena-Suck
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D057228:Masculinity; D008800:Mexico; D008875:Middle Aged; D011209:Power, Psychological; D012114:Residential Treatment; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers; D014754:Violence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
keywords: addiction treatment; drug abuse; masculinities; power; violence