Being an Addict and Healing: Narratives and Practices in A Gospel Rehabilitation Center

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 63-74
Author(s):  
Yumeng YAO
Keyword(s):  
Drug Users ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Personal Narratives ◽  
Historical Background ◽  
Ethnographic Research ◽  
Drug Addicts ◽  
Rehabilitation Center ◽  
Geographic Factor ◽  
Border Areas ◽  
Healing Narratives

As a social problem, addiction is especially troublesome in the southwestern border areas of China. This research explores how they became addicts and how to deal with it based on six months of ethnographic research in a gospel rehabilitation center in Yunnan. In rationality analysis and discussion, personal choices of drug users arc often held accountable. However > it is necessary to take the geographic factor and historical background into consideration when reflecting on their way of being addicted. Besides? this study would > through personal narratives of drug addicts? attempt to introduce the irrationality factor of desire to analyze from the perspective of the subjects how their drug use experience is related to the society through desires. And then, by using participant observation of their daily practices in the center, this study makes an in-depth exploration of how such desires arc handled through healing treatment at the Gospel Rehabilitation Center. And how they through healing practices to realize rebirth.

scholarly journals Exploring the ‘Spoiled’ and ‘Celebrated’ Identities of Young and Homeless Drug Users

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 76-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Hoolachan
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Homeless People ◽  
Ethnographic Research ◽  
Housing Situation ◽  
Symbolic Interactionist ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Self Identity ◽  
Supported Accommodation

Young people experiencing homelessness and who use drugs are vulnerable to being attributed with ‘spoiled identities’ due to stigmatising attitudes by wider society. This article is underpinned by a symbolic interactionist account of self-identity and stigma. It draws upon ethnographic research in a UK-based supported accommodation hostel for young people and explores how the residents in the hostel related to the labels of ‘homeless,’ ‘drug user’ and ‘youth’ and how these were expressed through their self-identities. Over a period of seven months, in-depth participant-observation, semi-structured interviews and a focus group were conducted involving 22 hostel residents, aged 16 to 21 years old. The data highlight how the residents engaged in processes of ‘distancing’ or ‘othering’ by making disparaging remarks about other people in similar situations based on stereotyping. These processes reinforced spoiled identities while enabling the residents to disassociate from them. However, residents also appeared to embrace and celebrate certain features of each label, indicating an acceptance of these more positive features as forming a part of their self-identities. The article concludes by arguing for a nuanced approach to understanding stigma and identity among homeless people, one that accounts for more than just a person’s housing situation.

Drug Users: A Case Study

2021 ◽  
pp. 383-407
Author(s):  
Tim Turner ◽  
Tony Colombo
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Illicit Drug ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Balearic Island ◽  
Ethnographic Research ◽  
Dance Music ◽  
Methodological Framework ◽  
Future Directions

The aim of this chapter is to demonstrate how ethnographic research can generate unique insights into the situated meaning of illicit drug use within bounded play spaces of pleasure and excess. The case study draws on three summers of participant observation with British tourists on the Balearic island of Ibiza, a holiday resort culturally defined by narratives of hedonism, drugs and dance music. The chapter discusses three principal aspects of the ethnographic research. First, a step-by-step outline of the methodological framework is provided. Second, key findings on the pleasures of drug use are discussed, demonstrating how ethnography can generate unique insights into this area of study. Third, future directions for ethnographic research in relation to drug users are proposed.

scholarly journals Between field and home: notes from the balcony

2021 ◽  
pp. 147447402110205
Author(s):  
Shruti Ragavan
Keyword(s):  
Middle Class ◽  
Personal Narratives ◽  
Dairy Farms ◽  
Ethnographic Research ◽  
Liminal Space ◽  
Lower Middle Class ◽  
The Past ◽  
Urban Village ◽  
The City

Balconies, windows and terraces have come to be identified as spaces with newfound meaning over the past year due to the Covid-19 pandemic and concomitant lockdowns. There was not only a marked increase in the use of these spaces, but more importantly a difference in the very nature of this use since March 2020. It is keeping this latter point in mind, that I make an attempt to understand the spatial mobilities afforded by the balcony in the area of ethnographic research. The street overlooking my balcony, situated amidst an urban village in the city of Delhi – one of my field sites, is composed of middle and lower-middle class residents, dairy farms and farmers, bovines and other nonhumans. In this note, through ethnographic observations, I reflect upon the balcony as constituting that liminal space between ‘field’ and ‘home’, as well as, as a spatial framing device which conditions and affects our observations and interactions. This is explored by examining two elements – the gendered nature of the space, and the notion of ‘distance and proximity’, through personal narratives of engaging-with the field, and subjects-objects of study in the city.

HBV, HCV, HIV & TB Prevalence in Injection Drug Users in Major Cities of Punjab, Pakistan- a Survey-Based Research Report

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ghafran Ali ◽  
Kanza Ashfaq
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Injection Drug Users ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Injection Drug ◽  
Intravenous Drug ◽  
Research Report ◽  
Intravenous Drug Users ◽  
Rehabilitation Center ◽  
Rehabilitation Centers ◽  
Hep B

Hepatitis-B,C,HIV and TB among intravenous drug users continues to be a serious explanation for disease and death, this study was conducted to survey the prevalence of Hepatitis-B,C,HIV and TB in rehabilitation center of Punjab, Pakistan. A telephonic and visited survey of 78 rehabilitation centers in Punjab Pakistan to assess their treatment. An analysis of 21 responded that returned useable data revealed that only 7.2% patients of responded rehabilitation centers are positive for HEP-B. 33.23% patients are positive for HEP-C, 8.74% patients are positive for HIV and 0.87% patients are positive for TB. Majority of the respondent of whom doctors, psychologists believe that the patient, partner of the patient and their children should be offered for HEP-B,C,HIV and TB screening regularly.

scholarly journals Elite ethnography in an insecure place

Focaal ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 (82) ◽  
pp. 80-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosita Armytage
Keyword(s):  
Participant Observation ◽  
Business Owners ◽  
Power Dynamics ◽  
Ethnographic Research ◽  
The Relationship

Based on ethnographic research conducted with the wealthiest and most powerful business owners and politicians in urban Pakistan from 2013 to 2015, this article examines the particular set of epistemological and interpersonal issues that arise when studying elite actors. In politically unstable contexts like Pakistan, the relationship between the researcher and the elite reveals shifting power dynamics of class, gender, and national background, which are further complicated by the prevalence of rumor and the exceptional ability of elite informants to obscure that which they would prefer remain hidden. Specifically, this article argues that the researcher’s positionality, and the inversion of traditional power dynamics between the researcher and the researched, can ameliorate, as well as exacerbate, the challenges of undertaking participant observation with society’s most powerful.

scholarly journals Prevalence of hepatitis-C viral infection among opioid dependent injectable drug users: a study conducted at regional hospital drug de-addiction and treatment centre, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 2458
Author(s):  
Kushel Verma ◽  
Sanjeev Kumar ◽  
Vaishali Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis C ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Hiv Infections ◽  
Himachal Pradesh ◽  
Hcv Infection ◽  
North India ◽  
Drug Addicts ◽  
Injectable Drug ◽  
Treatment Centre ◽  
Anti Hiv

Background: There are a limited number of studies regarding the prevalence of hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV infections among the drug addicts in Himachal Pradesh; C virus (HCV) infection in north India especially Himachal with very high rates of substance abuse. The present study was attempted to study the prevalence of hepatitis C among the injectable drug users, which is more important in a country like India where viral hepatitis is estimated to be among the top ten causes of deaths.Methods: A study was conducted in 2019-2020 (July-April). HBsAg, anti-HBs, anti-HCV and anti-HIV tests in 235 drug addicts were studied. Urine samples obtained from drug addicts were analyzed for cannabis, opiate and cocaine metabolites.Results: The subjects included were 235 IDUs who were opioid dependent. All the 235 drug users were males, and their mean age was 30.69±9.494 years; 112 (47.7%) of them were in the age group ranging 20 - 29 years (p <0.05). Of 235 drug addicts, 113 (48.1%) and 115 (48.9%) were only cannabis and opiate users, respectively. The frequencies of HBsAg, anti-HBs and anti-HCV among drug addicts were 2.6%, 38.3%, and 9.4%, respectively.Conclusions: The obtained results showed that HCV infection was an alarming problem among opiate users in this part of Himachal. It is suggested to rapidly diagnose the infected persons; thus preventive measures and appropriate control may limit further transmission of these infections.

scholarly journals A luta do povo Puruborá pela escola: resistências e conquistas / The Puruborá people's struggle for school: resistence and achievements

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 100
Author(s):  
Anatália Daiane de Oliveira ◽  
Marli Lúcia Tonatto Zibetti
Keyword(s):  
Participant Observation ◽  
Indigenous Education ◽  
Document Analysis ◽  
School Education ◽  
Ethnographic Research ◽  
Research Papers ◽  
Historical Aspects ◽  
Political Processes

O texto descreve e analisa os processos históricos e políticos na conquista da escola do povo Puruborá na Aldeia Aperoi, em Seringueiras - Rondônia. A pesquisa de tipo etnográfico fez uso de observação participante registrada em diário de campo, análise documental e entrevistas. Os dados foram analisados por meio de triangulação dos resultados, em diálogo com trabalhos de investigação que discutem a temática da educação escolar indígena, nos aspectos históricos e condições atuais de desenvolvimento. Os resultados indicam que a implantação da escola na referida aldeia é resultado da luta do resistente povo Puruborá.Palavras-chave: Povo Puruborá; Educação escolar indígena; Resistência; Pesquisa etnográfica. ABSTRACT: The text describes and analyzes the historical and political processes in the conquest of the Puruborá people’s school in the Aperoi Village in Seringueiras - Rondônia. The ethnographic research used the participant observation registered in a field diary, document analysis and interviews. The data were analyzed by triangulation of the results, in dialogue with research papers that discuss the thematic of the indigenous education, the historical aspects and current conditions of development. The results indicate that the establishment of the school in that village is the result of the struggle of the resistant Puruborá People.Keywords: Puruporá People; Indigenous school education; Resistance. Ethnographic research.

scholarly journals Konseling Agama Pada Siswa Pecandu Narkoba

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-30
Author(s):  
Musa Masing
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Drug Addicts ◽  
Rehabilitation Center ◽  
School Students ◽  
Preventive Counseling ◽  
Counseling Group ◽  
Spiritual Counseling ◽  
Study Techniques ◽  
Religious Counseling

The purpose of giving counseling for drug addicts students is to correct mistakes that are the new direction and purpose of life in God. Direction of life to God who will be equipped to a better future. In this study using qualitative research with case study techniques. The subjects in this study consisted of 2 students, junior high school students in Samarinda City who were addicted to drugs but were undergoing rehabilitation at the Tanah Merah Samarinda Rehabilitation Center and one person as a mental mentor of religion. This research focuses on Religious Counseling on addicted students. The purpose of this research is to find out the type of religious counseling used for drug addicts students who are undergoing rehabilitation at the BNN Tanah Merah Rehabilitation. The results showed that there were 6 Religious Counseling conducted at the Tanah Merah Samarinda Rehabilitation Center for DT and KS Clients, namely 6 Supportive-Counseling, Confrontational-Counseling, Educative-Counseling, Spiritual-Counseling, Group-Counseling, Preventive-Counseling. Tujuan pemberian konseling bagi siswa pecandu narkoba adalah memperbaiki kesalahan yang menjadi arah dan tujuan hidup baru di dalam Tuhan. Pengarahan hidup kepada Tuhan yang akan menjadi bekal menuju masa depan yang lebih baik. Dalam penelitian ini menggunakan penelitian Kualitatif dengan Teknik studi kasus. Subjek dalam penelitian ini terdiri dari 2 yaitu Siswa Sekolah Menengah Pertama (SMP) di Kota Samarinda yang menjadi Pecandu narkoba tetapi sedang menjalani rehabilitasi di Balai Rehabilitasi BNN Tanah Merah Samarinda dan satu orang sebagai Pembina mental Agama. Penelitian ini menfokuskan pada Konseling Agama pada siswa pecandu. Tujuan Penelitiannya adalah untuk mengetahui jenis konseling agama yang digunakan bagi siswa pecandu narkoba yang sedang menjalani rehabilitasi di Balai Rehabilitasi BNN Tanah Merah Samarinda.  Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Konseling Agama yang dilakukan di Balai Rehabilitasi BNN Tanah Merah Samarinda kepada Klien DT dan KS ada 6 yaitu Supportive-Konseling, Confrontational-Konseling, Educative-Konseling, Spiritual-Konseling, Group-Konseling, Preventive-Konseling.

scholarly journals Spirometry findings among drug users in the Indonesian National Narcotics and illicit drug Bureau Rehabilitation Center

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 69
Author(s):  
Fariz Nurwidya ◽  
Erlang Samoedro ◽  
Faisal Yunus ◽  
Budhi Antariksa
Keyword(s):  
Drug Users ◽  
Illicit Drug ◽  
Rehabilitation Center

scholarly journals From Abstinence to Relapse: A Preliminary Qualitative Study of Drug Users in a Compulsory Drug Rehabilitation Center in Changsha, China

PLoS ONE ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. e0130711 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mei Yang ◽  
Jules Mamy ◽  
Pengcheng Gao ◽  
Shuiyuan Xiao
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Drug Rehabilitation ◽  
Rehabilitation Center
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