%0 Thesis %A CHIE, QIU TING %D 2017 %T DRUG ABUSE, RELAPSE, PREVENTION EDUCATION AND TREATMENT EVALUATION IN MALAYSIA: A MULTI-PERSPECTIVE STUDY USING THE MIXED METHODS APPROACH %U https://bridges.monash.edu/articles/thesis/DRUG_ABUSE_RELAPSE_PREVENTION_EDUCATION_AND_TREATMENT_EVALUATION_IN_MALAYSIA_A_MULTI-PERSPECTIVE_STUDY_USING_THE_MIXED_METHODS_APPROACH/5339671 %R 10.4225/03/59a36d92719e4 %K Drug abuse and relapse %K student perception %K rehab patient experiences %K rehab staff perspective %K prevention and treatment programme evaluation %K Applied Psychology %X This research explores the perceptions of drug use and relapse among non-user university students against real-life accounts of drug rehab patients and treatment providers. This study also provides an in-depth assessment of evaluative feedback about drug prevention education and drug rehab services. Substantial differences and similarities were found between non-user perceptions and the real-life accounts. The evaluation outcomes have also resulted in a basic framework to implement an interactive, tailored and patient-centred approach to drug abuse treatment and improve collaboration between treatment providers and agencies involved in public education, through an integration of the drug treatment and prevention education systems. %I Monash University