Determinants of relapse of rehabilitated substance abuse patient in neuropsychiatric hospital, Aro, Abeokuta, Ogun state, Nigeria

Abstract

Substance use is a societal and an important public health concern in this 21st century. The number of substance use cases and relapse are increasing geenrally, thus slowing down the progress made in the care and treatment of individuals with substance abuse disorders. The study identified determinant of relapse among the rehabilitated substance use patients in Neuropsychiatric hospital, Aro, Abeokuta. The study adopted cross-sectional, selected 125 relapse substance use patients and their primary informal caregiver on the wards and clinics at neuropsychiatric hospital, Aro, Abeokuta. An interviewer-administered structured questionnaire was used to obtain data on determinants of relapse among the rehabilitated substance use patients and the retrieved data was analysed using SPSS version 21 for descriptive statistics. The findings shows that nearly half (44.4%) of the respondents were below 20 years, majority (64.5%) were male, 40.3% married. Most (69.4%) of the respondents agreed that the patient have friends who use drugs, 71.0% of the patients were currently relapsed, though majority (72.5%) of the patients were on treatment either outside or/and in-ward under control compliance. Conclusively, higher proportion were currently relapsed and had varied factors correlating the relapse; male, under 20years. Hence the client needs be proactively managed to prevent relapse through prompt therapy / care of psychotic patients lengthy to lead a high quality of life.