Abstract
Recovery of opiate addiction is lifelong, involving physical, psychological and spiritual aspects. Physical rehabilitation is closely linked to clinical treatment while psychological and spiritual require external support such as family support. Family involvement in assisting rehabilitation is always an issue when not many families have the specific expertise to assist in rehabilitation, especially for addicts undergoing rehabilitation outside the institution. The objective of this module is to discuss the construction of the i-Kasih module as a support to the families of opiate addicts and evaluate the effectiveness of the i-Kasih module on family social support. The methodology used is a quantitative method, data was collected through a questionnaire on 35 participants in Kuala Terengganu who successfully followed the i-Kasih module fully. This module is spiritually based and is divided into six module units. All units of this module have different focuses such as the concept of a prosperous family according to Islam, forms of social support, psychology of da'wah and clinical and Islamic treatment approaches. The i-Kasih module, which is built on the experiences and needs of the families of addicts, is able to help increase social support for the families of opiates. Therefore, this module has the potential to be implemented to families with similar problems so that families are able to increase support throughout the recovery of opiate addicts.
Highlights
Opiates are a group of drugs consisting of heroin, morphine, codeine, opium and methadone while addiction refers to physical and mental dependence on drugs including opiates (ACREDA, 2014)
Physical rehabilitation is closely linked to clinical treatment while psychological and spiritual require external support such as family support
This paper aims to discuss the construction of the i-Kasih module in support of the families of opiate addicts
Summary
Opiates are a group of drugs consisting of heroin, morphine, codeine, opium and methadone while addiction refers to physical and mental dependence on drugs including opiates (ACREDA, 2014). Recovery of opiate addiction is a lifelong process, involving physical, psychological and spiritual aspects. Drug rehabilitation programs including opiates often suggest that family has an important role in prevention from the beginning. This is because the family as a sub-community plays a role as a socialization agent to their respective family members. Social support is a form of assistance provided by the family to opiate addicts involving both internal and external aspects. These aspects are needed to drive more effective and comprehensive recovery. Previous studies have shown that the strength of family social support strengthens the self acceptance of addicts as well as facilitates communication between families and addicts (Ruhani et al, 2012; Afandi et al, 2009; Fauziah et al, 2014)
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