Abstract
Relapse is the restart the use of alcohol or other drugs after period of abstinence and is often accompanied by reinstatement of dependent symptoms. In Pakistan all the drug addiction control centre have a very high ratio relapse. The major causes of relapse are socio-economic, socio-cultural, family background, level of education, social environment and psychological condition. Relapse prevention is a set of therapeutic procedure employed cases of drug problems to help individual avoid or cope with lapses or relapses to un-controlled substance use. Majority of the respondents 82% become addict and relapse due to friends and bad company, 76% of the respondents were belonged from nuclear family system, Majority of 82% respondents become addict and relapse due to friends and bad company and 82% respondents were agreed that society play major role in spread of addiction and relapsing situation. DOI: 10.5901/ajis.2013.v2n2p287
Highlights
Drug abuse problems cause sustainable burden to almost all societies and it is vital to invest time and energy in responding to these problems
The main draw-back of sociological, socio-cultural and socio-psychological research for the reasons of drug addiction is not realizing the fact that reasons can be different at each stage of getting accustomed to drugs (Khalid et al, 2004)
The present study has focused on socio-cultural approaches in relapse prevention such as ethic background, gender, family, culture, occupation, law, media and religious affiliation
Summary
Drug abuse problems cause sustainable burden to almost all societies and it is vital to invest time and energy in responding to these problems. The community of drug abusers is a major problem through out the world and focus attention of all countries through the problem. The scope and speed of spread of drug addiction in the country is shocking the physical, psychological, mental and moral health of youth and even the future of large number of them. The predominant approach to understanding and preventing relapse is based on analyzing the situations in which relapse occurs. Some situations, such as negative mood states and the presence of drinking or smoking related cues, appear to be associated with a high risk of relapse. Some situations, such as negative mood states and the presence of drinking or smoking related cues, appear to be associated with a high risk of relapse. (Wanigaratne et al, 1990)
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