The Relationship Between Family Support, Self-efficacy And Relapse Occurence Among Youths Recovering From Drug Addiction In Selected Rehabilitation Centres Of Limuru Sub-county

Abstract

Background of the Study Addiction is a major concern (Chesang, 2013), there has been an increase in the prevalence of young people becoming addicted to drugs and being taken to treatment facilities. For instance, the United Nations World Drug Report (2014), explained that more than 20 million people take drugs. It amounts to 5% of the world's population. The research found Kenya to be part of the top four quite well-known African nations for drug use. A National Campaign Against Drug Abuse (NACADA) (2012) study about severity of alcohol and drug abuse demonstrates that alcohol and substance abuse in the world is alarming. The study showed that alcohol accompanied by cigarettes is commonly used by adolescents. An alarming 11.7% are reportedly dependent on alcohol at the age of 15 to 24 years. Unfortunately, this group of age is made up of young people in Kenya, some of whom are students in either secondary or higher educational institutions; depriving the nation of its vibrant workforce, which could otherwise deliver the best of the goods and services of the economy.