The study intends to identify the behavior changes promoted by the therapeutical community intitled Fazenda da Esperança, a male center, located in Amazonas, in the reabilitation of alcohol and/or other drugs abusive use, contributing as a cientific reference in discussions about the alcoholism and other adictions universe regarding the process of chosing to change life style, since that, nowadays, the unbridled growth of drug consunption and traffic can be highly observed, assuming the highlights in society in all its organization. To achive this goal, a process of listening and analisys were developed in order to identify the former residents perception, after they had left the community, in a twelve months residence period, about the reabilitation process in Fazenda da Esperança, identify the main progress and dificulties found during the reabilitation period in Fazenda da Esperança and verify the expectations about the residents reintegration in society after the therapeutical community experience. The research´s design is exploratory and has qualitative nature. The implications founded in the study show positives results regarding the therapeuthical community proposal, however, a bigger cientific production is requierd in this field and they should begin with research initiatives that can provide better knowledge about the community´s institucional dinamics and the abuse use of alcohol and other drugs scenary.