Bab 9 Narrative Review Non Pharmacological Treatment For Substance Abuse In Malaysia

ABSTRACT This article provides an overview of non - pharmacological treatment for substance abuse in Malaysia. As we know, the non – pharmacological treatment is very important in order to help the people who have substance abuse problem. Therefore, in this article we will discuss about the non – p...

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Main Authors: Emirul Hafizi Roslan, Kamal Hassan Ibrahim, Ahmad Bukhari Othman, Suhana Talib
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Published: ACREDA, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia 2017
Online Access:http://ddms.usim.edu.my:80/jspui/handle/123456789/14896
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Summary:ABSTRACT This article provides an overview of non - pharmacological treatment for substance abuse in Malaysia. As we know, the non – pharmacological treatment is very important in order to help the people who have substance abuse problem. Therefore, in this article we will discuss about the non – pharmacological treatment that has been used in Malaysia. It is due to the nature of substance abuse problem is very complicated, the non-pharmacological treatment are using together with pharmacological treatment. Non - pharmacological treatments can be considered as complement for pharmacological treatment even though their target symptom and problem areas are different between each other. We will discuss more in this article about the non – pharmacological treatment such as behavioural treatment, brief motivation, and much more. All of these non – pharmacological treatments have been shown as the most effective treatment in treating the substance abuse problem in Malaysia.