Problems in Studying Factors Affecting the Rehabilitation of People With Substance Use Disorders in South Korea

Se-Ho Jang, Mi-Kyeong Jung and Jun-Ki Chung

International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 2026, vol. 72, issue 4, 957-968

Abstract: Background: The purpose of this study was to identify the causes of drug addiction in South Korea and the factors that contribute to the treatment of drug addicts. Aims: This study was based on a systematic review of materials reflecting the problems of drug use and drug addiction treatment. Methods: The study and refutation of the main factors that contributed to the emergence and development of substance use determined the level of complexity of the problem as a whole. According to this, the level of anxiety, stress, restrictions, or vice versa, a suppressive upbringing system that promotes excessive control over adolescents’ behavior by family members, the influence of social attitudes on opioid drug use, depression, loneliness, and rejection contribute to the development of reasons for drug use that have proven to be addictive to one degree or another. Results: Groups of adolescents were subjected to more thorough research and more careful measurements, as they are the most vulnerable to provocations to use psychoactive substances. Based on the materials used, it was determined that most often people with substance use disorders were people who could not cope with negative self-perception, negative emotions and stresses they experienced in everyday life. Conclusions: In general, the problem was studied using materials that properly demonstrated the level of complexity of the drug use problem. Ultimately, all of the indicators studied reflect all possible aspects of the origin and development of addictive substances that have negative consequences for public health, adolescent development, and attitudes toward drug use in South Korea.

Keywords: latent behavior; stigma; stress; anxiety levels; depression; loneliness (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
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