Social challenges for integration of drug addict in Kailali Nepal

Abstract

The research work entitled Social Challenges for Integration of Drug Addict in Kailali was an attempt to explore the social challenges along with physical and mental challenges encountered by addicts in the initial phase of integrating in the society. The study followed narrative inquiry research design. Two participants were selected from different community of Kailali district to get the data for the study. A set of guidelines questions were prepared as major tool for collecting required data. unstructured interview was conducted to elicit required information form respondents. Thematic approach was used to analyze and interpret the collected data. Further, the data were interpreted under different themes and sub-themes. After the analysis and interpretation of the data the major findings are derived. The major finding of this study shows that motives or reasons behind starting to consume drugs differs based upon individual and environment. Some of them are unemployment, depression, relationship problems, lack of guidance, peer pressure and influence, failure, curiosity etc. Similarly, this study found that, addicts surface different social, mental and physical problems like alienation, lack of confidence, loss of weight and appetite, difficulty in social adjustment, unusual sleeping and odour in breath, lack of confidence, demotivation. This thesis has been organized into five chapters. Chapter one consists of background of the study, statement of the problems, objectives of the study, significance of the study, delimitation of the study and operational definitions of the key terms. Chapter two consists of review of related literature, review of theoretical literature, review of empirical literature and conceptual framework. Chapter three consists of methodology. Design and method of the study, population, sample and sampling strategy, research tools, sources of the data etc. are the topics. In the same way chapter four deals with analysis and interpretation of the obtained data from respondents’ narrative stories and chapter five includes findings and conclusions. References and appendices are included at the end of this work to make the research more valid.