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DRUG ABUSE AND RELAPSE PREVENTION MECHANISMS: PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY ON THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF FORMER DRUG USERS IN YOGYAKARTA INDONESIA
Yanuar Fahrizal (1*), Achir Yani Syuhaime Hamid (2), Novy Helena Catharina Daulima (2)

1)School of Nursing, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Indonesia
*yanuarfahrizal89[at]gmail.com
2)Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Indonesia


Abstract

The relapse of drug abuse is the most difficult problem that former drug users face. This problem will continue to exist through the person who uses drug had stopped using the drug. The process of recovery was a process where drug users did to stop using drugs and this process could be affected by many factors. The study aims to explore former drug abusers experiences in an attempt to stop using drugs and relapse prevention. Qualitative research design with a phenomenological approach was used in this study. Eight former drug users in Yogyakarta were involved as participants. Data collection through the conduct of in-depth interviews within 60-90 minutes for each participant. Data analysis used was the Collaizi seven stages method. Three emergent themes were drawn: internal drug abuse triggers in relapse, external triggers in the relapse of drug abuse, and memorable life events in which drug abusers stop using drugs, such as family, religious/religious, government policy, police arrests and drug outbreaks. The conclusion to this study was that there was an induced factor in the relapse of drug abuse stemmed from internal and external factors and the protective factor of self-awareness in drug abuse prevention efforts developed from the most important event of the lives of former drug abuse.

Keywords: drug users; self-awareness; relapse prevention; drug abuse

Topic: International Conference on Nursing

Link: https://ifory.id/abstract/HxubQKkYB4rj

Conference: The 3rd International Conference on Sustainability and Innovation (ICoSI 2019)

Plain Format | Corresponding Author (Yanuar Fahrizal)

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