Examining the Meaning of Space as a Relational Actor in Drug Use Experience

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 26 Sayı: 1, 68 - 93, 31.03.2025

Gizemnur Kordalı Takak , Derya Şaşman Kaylı , Cengiz Cengisiz

https://doi.org/10.51982/bagimli.1511081

Öz

Objective: This research aims to understand how and why places become meaningful for individuals in substance use experiences.
Method: Within the scope of this study, which was designed with a phenomenological qualitative design, in-depth interviews were conducted with 20 participants who were being treated in Manisa Decontamination Centre due to substance use experience, and the information obtained was analysed within the framework of relational space understanding with content analysis technique.
Results: The findings reveal the existence of certain dynamics that make spaces conducive or unfavorable for substance use. While elements of insecurity, secrecy, belonging and pressure are prominent in spaces conducive to use, spatial dynamics related to substance withdrawal are associated with horizontal relations, flexible rules, shared experiences and routine-building practices in treatment spaces.
Conclusion: The research has the potential to contribute to social policies in the fight against substance abuse by providing in-depth information on preferences, interactions, boundaries and actions related to substance use.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Space, Drug Addiction, Relationality

Madde Kullanım Deneyiminde İlişkisel Bir Aktör Olarak Mekanın Anlamının İncelenmesi

Öz

Amaç: Bu araştırma madde kullanım deneyimlerinde mekanların, bireyler için neden ve nasıl anlamlı hale geldiğini anlamayı amaçlamaktadır.
Yöntem: Fenomenolojik tipte nitel desenle tasarlanan bu çalışma kapsamında madde kullanım deneyimi nedeniyle Manisa Arındırma Merkezi’nde tedavi görmekte olan 20 katılımcıyla derinlemesine görüşmeler gerçekleştirilmiş, edinilen bilgiler içerik analizi tekniği ile ilişkisel mekan anlayışı çerçevesinde analiz edilmiştir.
Bulgu: Bulgular mekanların madde kullanımını elverişli ya da elverişsiz kılan bazı dinamiklerin mevcudiyetini ortaya koymaktadır. Kullanıma elverişli mekanlarda güvensizlik, gizlilik, aidiyet ve baskı unsurları öne çıkarken; maddeyi bırakmaya ilişkin dinamikler tedavi mekanlarındaki yatay ilişkiler, esnek kurallar, ortak deneyimler ve rutin kurma pratikleriyle ilişkilenmektedir.
Sonuç: Araştırma madde kullanımına ilişkin tercihler, etkileşimler, sınırlar, eylemler hakkında derinlemesine bilgi sağlayarak madde bağımlılığıyla mücadelede sosyal politikalara katkı sunma potansiyeli taşımaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Mekan, Madde bağımlılığı, İlişkisellik

Etik Beyan

Araştırmanın etik açıdan uygunluğuna dair onay 07.06.2023 tarihinde Manisa Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dekanlığı Etik Kurulu’ndan 20.428.486 no’lu karar ile alınmıştır. Görüşmelerin öncesinde araştırmanın amacını ve içeriğini açıklayan ''Aydınlatılmış Onam Formu'' ile katılımcıların onayı alınmıştır. Bilgiler genelleme amacı gütmeden, bağlam ve koşullara uygun bir şekilde yorumlanmış ve aktarılmıştır.

Destekleyen Kurum

Manisa Ruh Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Hastanesi

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