Importance of Yoga And Meditation in The Treatment And Rehabilitation Of Drug Addicts

Abstract

Drug addiction has become a serious problem in India in the past few decades affecting not only a person who is drug addict and his family but all segments of society. There are number of reasons for taking drugs like, for fun, stress, family factor, peer pressure etc. Many drugs are easily available in the markets which are legal and some are not easily available because they are illegal. A person starts abusing the drugs because after taking it, he starts feeling good and stress free and then he gets addicted to it. There are various treatments which are essential for breaking the cycle of addiction. As addiction is a chronic disease it requires long time treatment and rehabilitation, and it is not easy for a drug addict to abstain from the drug. But along with all other methods that are available for the treatments of drug addicts, Yoga and Meditation plays very important role. Yoga helps in reducing stress, stops relapse, and reduces symptoms of withdrawal and drug craving. Meditation helps body and mind to get harmonize, which results in mental wellbeing and improves the quality of life. Benefits of meditation include reduction in depression, emotional stability, and improved mood and reduced risk of relapse. With help of this paper, researcher is trying to describe the importance of yoga and meditation in the treatment and rehabilitation of drug addicts, which help the drug addicts to come out of this trauma of addiction and that helps them to start their own life in some new version with the rehabilitation. To reach up to the goal researcher is adopting secondary method.