The effectiveness of a selective program to develop motivation to treat drug addicts in the capital sana’a

Abstract

 The research sample consisted of 100 male addicts residing in the hospitals of the capital sana’a secretariat. The available sample method was used to select the research sample from addicts residing in various hospitals (Al-Risala Psychiatric Hospital, Al-Amal Psychiatric Hospital, Al-Taqwa and Social Rehabilitation Hospital, Faydh Al-Hayat Psychiatric Hospital, Al-Thawra General Hospital, and the First Dispensary). The program sample included 11 addicts selected intentionally. The researcher used the motivation scale prepared by (Lebkal Esmi 2013), Lazarus' questionnaire, and the ASSIST test. The results showed that the post-test average was higher than the pre-test average by 83 points, indicating a significant effectiveness of the program and its techniques. The results also showed statistically significant differences between the average ranks of the motivation development scores as a whole in favor of the post-test. The effect size was extracted with a regression coefficient of( 0.418), which was much higher than (20,) indicating a significant impact of the program. The results also showed no statistically significant differences between the post-test and follow-up measurements. The researcher recommends developing treatment programs to help addicts adapt to life anew and, training ,and, rehabilitating specialized psychological therapists for addiction treatment,