A substance addiction is one of the most complex areas of mental health. Substance abuse, leading often to addiction, can often be difficult to treat. The problem is even more delicate when we are talking about children and adolescents, in particular, because they are extremely vulnerable to substance use. People who face an addiction to drugs or alcohol can use the services of a mental health professional for help in overcoming addiction. One of the most effective treatment methods is storytelling. The therapeutic story reinforces the idea that our life is not one narrative, but a collection of different stories, both good and bad. G.K. Chesterton said, ―Stories are useful, not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragon can be defeated.‖ Through clinical interviews, we will try to establish if the therapeutic storytelling was an efficient intervention to treat the drug abuse and to highlight some ideas about this topic.

Dependenta de droguri este unul dintre cele mai complexe domenii ale sanatatii mintale. Abuzul de substante, care duce adesea la dependenta, poate fi adeseori, dificil de tratat. Problema este si mai delicata atunci cand vorbim despre copii si adolescenti, in special, pentru ca sunt extrem de vulnerabili la utilizarea substantelor. Oamenii care se confrunta cu o dependenta de droguri sau de alcool pot folosi serviciile unui specialist in sanatatea mintala pentru a ajuta la depasirea dependentei. Una dintre metodele cele mai eficiente de tratament este povestirea. Povestea terapeutica intareste ideea ca viata noastra nu este o naratiune, ci o colectie de povestiri diferite, atat bune cat si rele. G.K. Chesterton a spus: "Povestirile sunt utile, nu pentru ca ne spun ca exista dragoni, ci pentru ca ne spun ca dragonul poate fi invins". Prin interviurile clinice, vom incerca sa stabilim daca povestirea terapeutica este o interventie eficienta pentru a trata abuzul de droguri si pentru a evidentia cateva idei despre acest subiect.