Abstract
The mainstay of drug control in China is compulsory incarceration and detoxification, but relapse rates following release are very high. The aim of the study was to explore factors which would help prevent relapse in injecting drug users following release from detoxification centres. Semi-structured interviews were carried out at three compulsory detoxification centres in Derhong prefecture, Yunnan Province, which has the highest proportion of injecting drug users in China. Interviews were completed with 235 men and 125 women aged between 15 and 64 years. They had been injecting heroine for between 3 months and 25 years; the median number of times of previous compulsory detoxification was four, with 11% having undergone this more than 10 times. All but six wanted to quit permanently, but almost all acknowledged that relapse on release was almost inevitable. The month immediately following release was identified as most vulnerable time for relapse. Respondents identified three measures which would help decrease the rate of relapse. First, the environment of the detoxification centres should emphasise support and counselling rather than punishment. Second, families should be provided with support to help the user immediately afte...Continue Reading
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