A walk between the line: The re-integration experiences of 1O rehabilitated shabu addicts

Date of Publication

2000

Document Type

Bachelor's Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts Major in Psychology

College

College of Liberal Arts

Department/Unit

Psychology

Abstract/Summary

This study is about the Re-integration Experiences of 10 Rehabilitated Shabu Addicts. The re-integration back to society after being a full time in-patient in the rehab, drug-free. An unstructured in-depth interview was utilized in this cross case analysis, to capture the experiences of the individuals from a Therapeutic Community Rehabilitation Program and a Narcotics Anonymous Rehabilitation Program. The experiences of the rehabilitated addict towards the Family, Friends, Occupation and Self are the interest of this study. Results show that attitudes before re-entry were responsibility, self-focus, self-awareness, consciousness of implications, here and now and desire for improvement. Themes during their re-integration were: self-improvement, happiness, isolation, sadness, regret, anger, gradual acceptance, altruism, serenity, longings and conscious of consequences. Re-integration was made easier because of their motivation to have better family relationships and pre-occupation in work. But the family also made re-entry difficult by doubting and accepting them very gradually. So to be able to stay sober they worked harder, stayed with recovering friends, isolated drugging friends and displaced their drug addiction toward other forms of addiction (E.g. eating, playing, smoking, etc.).

Abstract Format

html

Language

English

Format

Print

Accession Number

TU09456

Shelf Location

Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F, Henry Sy Sr. Hall

Physical Description

194 numb. leaves ; Computer print-out.

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