Abstract:

Substance Use Disorder (SUD) is a growing problem which has an adverse impact on individuals, families and entire societies. The present literature review is part of a study the purpose of which is to identify the possible effect of drug rehabilitation on building Self-Esteem among SUD clients in recovery. The literature review aims to shed light on various aspects related to SUD, and to examine what has already been published in a body of studies examining the relationship between low Self-Esteem and SUD. In the cross-sectional study affiliated with the literature review, a convenience sample of residents of four drug rehabilitation facilities in Cairo Egypt, under Freedom Drug Rehabilitation Program, was approached in order to solicit volunteers to participate in the study. A demographic sheet was used to collect the personal information of participants; additionally, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (Rosenberg, 1989) was administered to measure the participants’ levels of Self-Esteem, where each participant has spent a different time span in rehabilitation.

Keywords: Substance Use Disorder, Self-Esteem, Rehabilitation, Recovery.

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