Open AccessChallenges Faced by The Recovered Youth Drug Addict s in Their Normal Lives: An Exploratory Study in Darjeeling District of West Bengal, India
Author(s) -
Anmol Lama,
Sasmita Patel
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
research review international journal of multidisciplinary
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2455-3085
DOI - 10.31305/rrijm.2022.v07.i01.003
Subject(s) - addiction , worry , psychosocial , qualitative research , psychology , medicine , exploratory research , psychiatry , sociology , anxiety , social science , anthropology
Addiction has been a big worry in our society in recent years because of its complicated nature, which frequently resembles a chronic disease that affects both the brain and the body. Drug addiction is common among youth who are unable to cope with modern society's rules. Simultaneously, some kids are seeking help from various specialists, to come out clean. However, the problem for them does not end there, they may have difficulties resettling into normal life. They may be having trouble dealing with a traumatic experience that is holding them back or having trouble establishing a routine to reestablish normalcy or find work, among other things. The data for this qualitative study was collected using a semi-structured interview schedule as a tool and a Case study as a technique. Researchers used in-depth interviews to study and explore the multi-faceted challenges faced by recovered drug addicts in their normal lives after leaving rehab, as well as to understand the perception of drug addiction after recovery, its effect, causes, and other leading factors, with a focus on physical, spiritual, psychosocial, and socioeconomic challenges. Data were gathered from both primary and secondary sources. The study's primary respondents were ten cases who are recovered youth drug addicts between the ages of 20 and 34, who had completed their recovery and we're now living a normal life. As per findings, individuals have little awareness of drug addiction and have a preconception about drugs and drug addiction before consuming drugs. As a result of peer pressure, curiosity, abusive households, and other factors, the majority of them become addicts throughout adolescence and come from good socioeconomic situations, making narcotics easily accessible. The findings indicate that, after recovery, they mostly deal with society's stigma toward recovered addicts, which leads to overthinking and inability to keep sobriety, as well as failing to find inner selves and purpose in life.