PERSPECTIVES AND KNOWLEDGE REGARDING ADDICTS, THEIR VIOLENT BEHAVIOR AND ROLE AS A PARENT

Objective: To identify the perspectives and knowledge regarding addicts, their violent behavior and role a parent.

Material and methods: the cross-sectional study was conducted. Participants were given Likert scale questionnaire. 264 participants participated actively and gave proper response to the questionnaire. Demographic data was collected which showed diversity. obtained results were interpreted into data form and analyzed by SPSS software. The mean and standard deviation were obtained. The data also subjected to Pearson’s correlation to find out association between responses.

Results: 97.7 % Participants strongly agreed that addicts indulge to verbal and physical abuse more frequently. They also established a perfect association between drug addiction and narcissistic patterns and bipolar streaks 70.8% and 73.1% respectively. Participant disagreed that addicts can fulfil their marital and parental responsibilities in an effective way 76.8% and 86.4% respectively.

Discussion/conclusion: the study throws a light on insights that govern on the minds of people regarding drug abuser and outcomes of substance use. A drug addict has multifocal effects on family and people around them. . It’s a high time to mitigate the impacts of substance usage and be a moral support to drug abusers so that they can rehabilitate themselves and impact other’s lives in a most productive way.

Key Words: Drug addiction, Substance abuse, violence, parental role