Abstract
The article presents the results of a study of life meanings and values in connection with the life satisfaction of persons with drug addiction at the stage of rehabilitation. The urgency of the problem is determined by the fact that the statistics provided by the UN confirm that the number of people who use drugs is steadily increasing every year. In this regard, the issues of prevention of drug addiction and rehabilitation of addicts for the Russian society are today the most acute and represent a global problem. The results obtained in the study state that for drug addicts at the stage of rehabilitation, they begin to have a meaningful attitude to their life, positively assess the life path they have passed and the experience gained, considering it the beginning of a new stage in life, and make plans for the future. This fact may indicate the productivity of the rehabilitation program. They do not think about how much life in general is subject to control on their part. The respondents attach value to the very living of life, feel the need to be able to feel love in all its manifestations. Status and altruistic meanings are of the least importance in the respondents' system of life meanings. Hedonistic meanings of life prevail, acceptance of life as it is. Also, statistically significant relationships were found between the components of life meanings and values and the components of life satisfaction in drug addicts.
Highlights
Chemical types of addiction are caused by substances that effect the circulation of endogenous neurotransmitters in the body, and physiological ones - directly affecting the nervous system
When the body gets used to the regular exogenous intake of substances involved in metabolism, it reduces their endogenous production
In the sample as a whole, 30% of respondents have a level of general meaningfulness of life above average and 30% of respondents have an extremely low level of meaningfulness in life. These results indicate that the surveyed respondents, on the whole, have a rather meaningful attitude towards themselves and their lives
Summary
Chemical types of addiction are caused by substances that effect the circulation of endogenous neurotransmitters in the body, and physiological ones - directly affecting the nervous system. When the body gets used to the regular exogenous intake of substances involved in metabolism, it reduces their endogenous production. This describes the mechanism of the formation of physiological dependence. The model emphasizes the equivalence of biological, social and psychological factors in the development of addictive behavior [4]. The presence of hereditary burden or the negative influence of social factors is often not a direct risk factor in the formation of an addictive pattern. This is confirmed by numerous examples where individuals with a genetic predisposition had resistance to addictions of various forms [17]
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