جستجوی مقالات مرتبط با کلیدواژه « recovered » در نشریات گروه « علوم اجتماعی »

This research aimed to identify the factors influencing the relapse of women recovered from substance addiction in the city of Khorram Abad.

The current research was qualitative of content analysis type. The statistical population included women with a history of quitting and relapsing to substance in 2019. 18 people were selected as participants using the purposeful method and the strategy of choosing participants with the maximum variety, taking into account the inclusion criteria. The data collection tool was a semi-structured interview and the data were analyzed through qualitative content analysis.

Based on the data analysis, finally, 4 final categories of factors influencing the relapse of women to substance were identified, including psychological factors, social factors, dysfunctional family, and unsuccessful quitting.

According to the findings of this research, only one or more limited factors are not involved in the phenomenon of women’s relapsing to substance, but this phenomenon is the result of several factors, and it seems that by being aware of the risk factors of relapse in women, it is possible to take appropriate preventive measures by focusing on them.

Addiction comprises of physical, mental, social and spiritual problems. Drug addiction is one of four global problems, and it impacts on other social pathologies. Addiction relapse greatly impact on the individual, family and community. Individuals back into using addiction drugs are more likely to experience the feeling of guilt, despair, embarrassment, and anger. Several factors may prevent the return of recovered addicts, and occupation is one of the most important factors. Unemployment is one of the most important problems of the recovered addicts, and it plays an important role in addiction relapse. If we could provide the jobs for the recovered addicts based on their job skills, not only we could prevent them from addiction relapse, but also we could assist them to rejoin into the family and society. It seems that having a job and job skills play important roles in treatment of substance abusers. Given the important role of occupation in the prevention of addiction relapse, the need for providing job opportunity is necessary.