Authors :
Prajwal Rastogi; Dr. Rashmi Pant
Volume/Issue :
Volume 8 - 2023, Issue 1 - January
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7578026
Abstract :
One of the most important factors which
become a hindrance in the rehabilitation of an addicted
person is relapse which can happen at any time and at
any stage. The significance of the study is that there
was no study conducted on the Uttarakhand population
to know the causes or factor that affects substance
abuse-related relapse.To study the causative factors
affecting substance abuse-related relapse and find out
the relationship between demographic characteristics
and the cause of relapse.A descriptive study was
conducted in the city of Haldwanidistrict Nainital
Uttarakhand. The purposive sampling method was
used to take a sample from different rehabilitation
centers undergoing treatment for substance
dependency in Haldwani city and they had at least one
episode of relapse during the period of addiction. The
study consists of a self-administered questionnaire and
this questionnaire consists of paired comparison
method technique. The age of the relapsed patients
ranged from 18 to 60 years. The highest percentage
(38%) is in the age group 26-33 years. Most of the
addicted patients were at the senior secondary level of
education. The age of onset of substance abuse ranged
from 19-26 years. Most of the patients were addicted to
alcohol. The results indicated that the main cause of
relapse and return to substance abuse again was the
Weakness of the will.The sociocultural cause is the most
common cause of relapse among the three. There's a
significant positive correlation between the age of the
patients and with Family cause of relapse which means
that when the age increases the patients would face the
family cause of relapse.
Keywords :
Relapse, Substance Abuse, Rehabilitation center, ADHD, PTSD, OCD.
One of the most important factors which
become a hindrance in the rehabilitation of an addicted
person is relapse which can happen at any time and at
any stage. The significance of the study is that there
was no study conducted on the Uttarakhand population
to know the causes or factor that affects substance
abuse-related relapse.To study the causative factors
affecting substance abuse-related relapse and find out
the relationship between demographic characteristics
and the cause of relapse.A descriptive study was
conducted in the city of Haldwanidistrict Nainital
Uttarakhand. The purposive sampling method was
used to take a sample from different rehabilitation
centers undergoing treatment for substance
dependency in Haldwani city and they had at least one
episode of relapse during the period of addiction. The
study consists of a self-administered questionnaire and
this questionnaire consists of paired comparison
method technique. The age of the relapsed patients
ranged from 18 to 60 years. The highest percentage
(38%) is in the age group 26-33 years. Most of the
addicted patients were at the senior secondary level of
education. The age of onset of substance abuse ranged
from 19-26 years. Most of the patients were addicted to
alcohol. The results indicated that the main cause of
relapse and return to substance abuse again was the
Weakness of the will.The sociocultural cause is the most
common cause of relapse among the three. There's a
significant positive correlation between the age of the
patients and with Family cause of relapse which means
that when the age increases the patients would face the
family cause of relapse.
Keywords :
Relapse, Substance Abuse, Rehabilitation center, ADHD, PTSD, OCD.