Question

discuss the impact of culture on at least one pharmaceutical treatment.

Answer 1

IMPACT OF CULTURE ON TREATMENT OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE:-
- Staff composition is critical in developing treatment programs, particularly with treatment initiation and retention.
-Access to treatment is facilitated by locating treatment facilities in easily accessible geographic areas.
-Patients should have access to facilities and counselors in their own community rather than in remote treatment locations.
-Cultural recovery involves regaining a viable ethnic identity and acquiring a functional social network committed to the person's recovery.
-Those individuals who fail to make a satisfactory cultural recovery are at risk for re-addiction.
-Family involvement are significant and should be involved in the intervention process because alcohol and drug abuse can erode important family and social ties.