Effect of Solution Focus Therapy on Drugs Abuse Tendency among Addicts of Ndlea Rehabilitation Center, Kano Command, Nigeria

The study assessed the effect of solution focus therapy on drugs abuse tendency among addicts in NDLEA Rehabilitation Center, Kano Command, Nigeria. The objectives of the study are to find out effect of Solution Focused Counselling Technique (SFCT) treatment on psychosocial dimensions, Cognitive dimensions and psychological risk dimensions of drugs addicts in NDLEA Rehabilitation Center, Kano Command. Based on these objectives three correspondents research questions and null hypotheses were formulated as there is no significant effect of Solution Focused Counselling Technique (SFCT) on psychosocial dimensions, Cognitive dimensions and psychological risk dimensions of drugs addicts in NDLEA Rehabilitation Center, Kano Command to guide the study. Quasi experimental design in form of pretest posttest only design was employed in the study. The population of this study comprised 191 Addicts in NDLEA Rehabilitation Center, Kano Command, Nigeria and out of the identified addicts 30 were selected to participate in the study. The data collection instrument used for identification, pretesting and post-testing of addicts with Substance Abuse Tendency is a researcher developed instrument: “Substance Abuse Tendency Scale†. The data obtained were analysed using t-test for related sample. The study found out that, there is significant effect of Solution Focused Counselling Technique (SFCT) treatment on psychosocial dimensions of drugs addicts in NDLEA Rehabilitation Center, Kano Command, there is significant effect of Solution Focused Counselling Technique (SFCT) treatment on Cognitive dimensions of drugs addicts in NDLEA Rehabilitation Center, Kano Command and here is significant effect of Solution Focused Counselling Technique (SFCT) treatment on psychological risk dimensions of drugs addicts in NDLEA Rehabilitation Center, Kano Command. The study recommends among others; structured Solution Focus Counselling Technique should be designed and make it available to personal in counselling unit of NDLE for tackling the menace of drug abuse and addiction.