Journal of Alcoholism & Drug Dependence
Open Access
ISSN: 2329-6488
ISSN: 2329-6488
Anam Shahid Mughal
The purpose of this research was to explore the experiences of patients with substance related addictive disorder and the focus of this study was given to the causes of relapse and multiple admissions in hospital and what factors are the hindrance in their treatment. Triangulation method was used for data collection; both personal interviews and focus group was conducted by using criterion sampling. Detailed semi-structured interview using open ended questions were carried out with eight individuals who was already admitted in Punjab Institute of Mental Health. Focus group was also carried out with the same participants. Responses were recorded and their reported experiences were written in their verbatim and through content analysis themes were explored until emerging themes were saturated. Results of interview and focus group revealed that the major issues of their multiple admissions in hospital for quitting drugs and the causes of hindrance in their treatment are peer pressure, lack of assertiveness, lack of family belief, easy availability of the drugs and the results of content analyses were the major themes and that are their age at the time of first intake, what was the reason of first intake, current age of participants, mode of intake, frequency of taking drugs, reasons of intake, what are the reasons of relapse are and what are the reasons of treatment are seeking now.