Effect of insight meditation practice on drug addicts

ABSTRACT

Drawing upon the principles of human behaviour, this study suggests the positive use of insight meditation as an alternative to drug abuse and prevention of relapse. Randomized experimental trial involving (31) Myanmar Buddhist male drug addicts from DDTC, YPH are studied, using psychotic rating scale, anxiety, depression and psychopathic personality scores (Ohn Kyaw and Ohn Hlaing). The results showed that there is a significant reduction in anxiety and depressive scores in drug addicts, and they have a sense of psychological well being after meditation practice. However, the effects on relapse of these patients should be continued in later research studies.