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Research Article: Psychosocial Correlates of Motivation for Abstinence Among People Who Used Drugs After Community Rehabilitation Treatment in China: A Structural Equation Modelling

Date Published: 2024-01-04

Abstract:
Drug dependence has been a global public health issue that brings negative impacts on social stability and economic development for centuries., While drugs such as opium and heroin are considered “traditional drugs”, there has been an upsurge in new drug use, such as methamphetamine, ketamine and ecstasy. According to the World Drug Report, there were around million people who use drugs worldwide in , a % increase from . Furthermore, illicit drug use can be addictive. Drug use relapse after detoxification treatment is common. Globally, studies in Iran reported almost % relapse within a year of rehabilitation. A study in Norway followed illicit substance users and reported a relapse rate of % after inpatient substance use treatment by three-month follow-up. Drug use caused almost half a million deaths in . The negative impact caused by the COVID- pandemic is also likely to affect global drug use patterns. The crisis has pushed more than million people into extreme poverty and has greatly exacerbated unemployment and inequalities, making more people susceptible to drug use.

Introduction:
Drug dependence has been a global public health issue that brings negative impacts on social stability and economic development for centuries. , While drugs such as opium and heroin are considered “traditional drugs”, there has been an upsurge in new drug use, such as methamphetamine, ketamine and ecstasy. According to the World Drug Report, there were around million people who use drugs worldwide in , a % increase from . Furthermore, illicit drug use can be addictive. Drug use relapse after detoxification…

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