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Μεμόλι, Σεβαστή

Dealing with drug problem : the role of therapeutic communities in rehabilitation

Master Thesis

Author

Μεμόλι, Σεβαστή

Date

2009

Abstract

Drug addiction is a very serious social problem which affects many aspects of life such as pubic health, justice, production and has been increasing rapidly for the last decades. The use of addictive substances, not only affects the addictive person and its family, but the whole society, because it results severe negative behaviours such as high criminality, outlaw activities and spreading infective diseases. The dissertation at hand, seeks to outline the multi-faceted issue of the use of addictive substances at present. This postgraduate essay presents the possible causative factors in drug addiction as long as with actions and politics against drugs, globally. The findings presented in this dissertation, which are the result of research in the existing bibliography on drug addiction, online information and observation in the author's working environment, point out the importance of the role that therapeutic communities play in dealing with this problem. According to research which took place abroad as well as in Greece, the role of therapeutic communities is stressed out as one of the most effective therapeutical approaches in drug addiction, because they target, not only to rehabilitate from drugs but also to motivate their members to adopt a new way of life and re-enter the society. Drug addicts are a very sensitive group, which tend to be out of the society, they face negative criticism and many other problems (unemployment, physical and mental health problems, law problems, etc.), which come from their implication with addictive substances. This postgraduate essay presents the treatment model of therapeutic communities which provide their members with an holistic therapeutic approach. The goals of this approach focus in dealing with addictive substances effectively through the active and responsible participation of their members in therapy, in order to achieve change in their lives.

Postgraduate Studies Programme

Οικονομικά και Διοίκηση της Υγείας

Department

Σχολή Οικονομικών, Επιχειρηματικών και Διεθνών Σπουδών. Τμήμα Οικονομικής Επιστήμης

Corporate Department

Ανώτατο Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα Πειραιά Τεχνολογικού Τομέα

Number of pages

150

Language

Greek

URI

https://dione.lib.unipi.gr/xmlui/handle/unipi/7666

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