Treatment and Rehabilitation of Substance Use Disorder: Significance of Islamic Input in Malaysia

Authors

  • Mahmood Nazar Mohamed Professor of Psychology, Asia Metropolitan University and Cyberjaya University College of Medical Sciences Cyberjaya
  • S Marican Professor of Psychology, Asia Metropolitan University and Cyberjaya University College of Medical Sciences Cyberjaya

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31344/ijhhs.v2i4.57

Keywords:

drugs, addiction, treatment, rehabilitation, drug policy, Islam. Mahmood

Abstract

Drug addiction is a chronic relapsing disease which can be treated. Treatment, however is dependent on many variables; the drug of choice, severity of drug use, individual and personality characteristics such as religiosity; community and environmental factors, familial and social support, employment and many more. Many countries used the supply and demand reduction strategies, nonetheless some are successful, and some are not. The advent of HIV-Aids among IDUs forces treatment specialist to look at other alternatives. Harm reduction offer pragmatic approaches though sometimes controversial avenues to provide solutions to the HIV and substance users. Drug Substitution Therapies for people using opioids have proven to be more effective with other non-medical approaches such as contingency management, behavioral interventions and spiritual/religious enhancement. This paper reports the experience of Malaysia in its approach to SUD treatment and providing Islamic religious input to treatment and rehabilitation programs in government and non-government facilities

International Journal of Human and Health Sciences Vol. 02 No. 04 October’18. Page : 209-216

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Published

2018-08-29

How to Cite

Mohamed, M. N., & Marican, S. (2018). Treatment and Rehabilitation of Substance Use Disorder: Significance of Islamic Input in Malaysia. International Journal of Human and Health Sciences (IJHHS), 2(4), 209–216. https://doi.org/10.31344/ijhhs.v2i4.57

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 4 (2018)

Section

Review Articles

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