In Indonesia which has the highest rate of drug addiction in Southeast Asia, there is currently little knowledge about how young adults perceive the barriers faced when completing treatment or how treatment providers' perspectives influence their treatment completion. Understanding and identifying barriers to treatment completion is essential to making drug treatment more effective. The purpose of this study is to explore the perspectives and live experiences of young adults with DUD and their addiction counselors to develop a deeper understanding of treatment needs. This study interviewed 33 clients and 15 counselors from the rehabilitation center of the Badan Nasional Narkotika (BNN) in Indonesia. Semi-structured interviews were recorded and transcribed verbatim, imported into N-VIVO software for coding, and then grouped and organized into relevant categories. Clients emphasized categories of family, social stigma, spiritual needs, personal values and attitudes, treatment access and drug policies as the most significant factors helping or hindering treatment success. Counselors emphasized the importance of staff attitudes, access to treatment, staffing and staff training, government policies and professional development. The findings suggest ways that changes to current policies and the addition of innovative and creative outreach may be implemented to help youth in Indonesia post-rehabilitation as well as those who have never attempted to enroll in treatment services or were unsuccessful in enrolling in treatment services. Proposals include culturally sensitive practices, accessible outreach materials, revisions to Indonesia’s drug rehabilitation quota program and preventative educational initiatives to address young adults’ lack of knowledge and attitudes that encourage experimenting with drugs.
Dewi Kartikawatiningsih (Wed,) studied this question.