~ways tO overcOme drug abuse~

hEllo guys...i have some information about ways tO overcome drug abUse.

thEre are :
1. pReventive education
2.counselling session
3.roles of religion
4.drug treatments

Let we go far to my explanation about saveral ways to overcome drug abuse.

1. PREVENTIVE EDUCATION

For the first way is by preventive education. A good preventive education program on drug abuse involves both of health promotion and social skill competency approach. To be effective in disseminating. In Malaysia the voluntary agency of PEMADAM was formed as a preventive organization

2. COUNSELING SESSION

For the second ways to prevent the drug abuse is by counseling the drug abuser

which is including individual and group techniques.Those group techniques and

individuals can use these cognitive therapy and reality therapy.

3. RELIGION

The third way to prevent drug abuse is by role religion of the drug abuser. As we know that in Malaysia religious instruction is required of all the inmates in the prisons

and governmental rehabilitation programs. Muslim are encouraged to pray five times a day, and receive religious instructions from a qualified religious teacher. The number of times a week that a Muslim will religious instructions is often

contingent on the director of the facility, and can involve four days or only once a

week.

4. DRUG TREATMENT

We also have drug treatment programs such as inpatient programs, outpatient programs and self –help programs. Inpatient programs is designed for those chemically dependant individuals who are unable to end the dependcy while remaining in the community.

Outpatient programs is designed for people who no longer need inpatient care, as well as for those who have a good chance of terminating their habit without having to be hospitalized. For the self- help programs, it will recounting to the group past experiences with the addict problem and plans for handling the problem in the future.

Source :

Scrorzelli.J . 1987 . drug abuse : prevention and rehabilitations in Malaysia
.Bangi : Penerbit UKM.



From : SITI ZURAIMI BT MOHD RADIN
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