Efficacy of Meditation in Managing Craving and Withdrawal Symptoms Among Kashmiri Cannabis Users
Year: 2019
Type: article
Study design: Clinical Trial
Abstract: The present study tries to investigate the efficacy of meditation in managing craving and withdrawal symptoms among Kashmiri cannabis users.The sample consisted of 40 Muslim male cannabis users between the age group 14-35 years taken from drug de-addiction and rehabilitation center police control room Srinagar.The pre and post-test design was used with the standardized psychological tests namely Marijuana craving scale short form developed by [1] and the withdrawal scale developed by Allsop et al. [2] The results showed significant differences on all the four dimensions of craving namely as compulsivity, emotionality, expectancy and purposefulness and also on both the dimensions of the withdrawal symptom scale.Thus, it is concluded that meditation can be effectively used as a tool for de-addiction of cannabis users.
Source: JOJ Nursing & Health Care
Author: Irfan Ahmad Wani
Institution: Barkatullah University
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2985232909