El objetivo en el presente trabajo es hacer un recorte de diversas versiones del padre en Freud y su relectura por parte de Lacan (hasta el seminario “El reverso del psicoanálisis”) para, a partir de esto, realizar algunas reflexiones sobre las toxicomanías Palabras clave Padre, Toxicomanías, Superyó, Pulsión Abstract ABOUT THE LIVING SIDE OF THE FATHER IN DRUG ADDICTION The aim of this paper is to go over different versions of the father present in Freud´s work and their take by Lacan (up to his seminar “The reverse of psychoanalysis”) to draw some conclusions on the nature of drug addiction. Key words Father, Addiction, Superego, Drive