a study to assess the reason for seeking treatment among patients with alcohol abuse

Research Article
M. John Sundar David and K. Mary Rita
DOI: 
xxx-xxxx-xxx
Subject: 
science
KeyWords: 
Substance abuse, Motivation, Alcoholism, Treatment
Abstract: 

Alcoholism is one of the major health problems in all over the world. Alcoholism has been known for ages and it has been defined as an individual problem with behavior.

An exploratory descriptive survey approach was adapted to assess the reasons for seeking treatment among substance abusers alcoholisms with the sample of 30 abusers selected by convenient sampling. A structured questionnaire on different aspects was used to assess the reason for seeking treatment. Analysis of data was done by using descriptive and inferential statistics. The results revealed that majority of them given favorable reason for seeking treatment.