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Probing into the Role of Subjective Well-Being in the Rehabilitation of Psychoactive Drug Abusers

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Based on the findings of the Longitudinal Survey of Psychoactive Drug Abusers in Hong Kong, this chapter summarized the relevance of the significant relationship between life satisfaction and continuation/discontinuation of drug use as an important reference for the improvement of treatment and rehabilitation strategies for psychoactive drug abusers. It further addressed the current issue of incorporation of subjective well-being as one of the treatment and rehabilitation outcomes, citing some overseas examples in this regard and making an appeal for such an initiative to be developed in Hong Kong.

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    Nicole Wai-ting Cheung

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Cheung, Y.W., Cheung, N.Wt. (2018). Probing into the Role of Subjective Well-Being in the Rehabilitation of Psychoactive Drug Abusers. In: Psychoactive Drug Abuse in Hong Kong. Quality of Life in Asia, vol 11. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6154-7_5

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