Self-prevention Against Drug Abuse Relapse: A Case Study of People Undergoing Drug Addiction Treatment in Pattani Province
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This research is qualitative research aimed to study the self-prevention against drug abuse relapse among those who have undergone drug addiction treatment in Pattani province. The informants in this research consist of 30 people. There were 30 research subjects in this research selected through purposive sampling. The researcher stipulated the rules that the informant group must be relevant to this research's issues in order to obtain accurate and insightful information. The data was collected with interviews and the results were analyzed by interpreting each issue according to the research objectives. The researcher used a descriptive method to present the study results on the content of the findings. It found that the methods used in the self-prevention against drug abuse relapse were: (1) promoting knowledge, life skills, and building resilience through religious principles, (2) planning for a return to ordinary life after successful treatment of drug addiction, (3) stimulation at the subconscious level on thoughts and beliefs towards drug abuse, (4) building the self-confidence in believing that one can avoid returning to the old cycle, (5) cognitive behavior modification, also known as cognitive restructuring, as a mental process, and (6) entering into the treatment process for addiction.
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