Healing verses (As-Syifa Verses): A proposed novel therapy approach to reduce stress in drug addiction
Stress increases internalized and psychosocial vulnerability in development of illicit drug abuse. A considerable number of researches show stress initiates and escalates drug abusive behavior as coping strategies to deal with stressors and to self-medicate. National Institute on Drug Abuse has st...
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| Language: | English |
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2017
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/5820/1/FH02-FP-18-13131.pdf http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/5820/ |
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| Summary: | Stress increases internalized and psychosocial vulnerability in development of illicit drug abuse. A considerable
number of researches show stress initiates and escalates drug abusive behavior as coping strategies to deal with
stressors and to self-medicate. National Institute on Drug Abuse has stated that drug addicts is part of mental
illness for brain changes it made and disturbance in normal hierarchy of needs and desire. Although many
strategies had been launched, the extent of worldwide illicit drug users accounts at 185 million people. Stress
relates to increased muscle tension with heighten its electrical conductivity impacting in vasoconstriction and
decreased blood flow that leads to heart rate problem. Their brain also exhibited altered patterns of connectivity
which reduced of self- control over impulses thus making self-reward a compulsory need. Looking at the
relaxation effect served by the Holy Quran, As-Syifa Verses is thoughtful to have a novel therapeutic
significance of self-reward to ease the emotional disturbance associates with chronic stress. We aimed to
conduct a study to learn the contribution of As-Syifa Verses in alleviating stress those leads to drug abusive
behavior. A systematic documentation was done through qualitative content analysis regarding drug addiction
and its relationship to stress, current treatment modalities and the therapeutic value of As-Syifa Verses from
various Islamic traditions rationaled by scientific evidences. An abundant trustworthiness qualitative data found
harmonically advocate that As-Syifa Verses have power of control on stress. It is proposed that As-Syifa Verses
could be implemented as an intervention in controlling stress among drug addicts. |
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