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Abstract
The Thai Traditional Therapy for Amphetamine addicted clients: Case

study a temple in Southern Thailand
Srikeaw M, Intanon T. Department of Community Nursing and Mental health.
Prince of songkhla University, Hat Yai, songkhla, 90110, Thailand

Objective: To study Thai traditional therapy for Amphetamine addicted clients
Design: Qualitative research
Methods: Key informants were sixty two clients staying in the temple.
They are three groups including 1) twenty two clients staying in the temple 7 - 14
days ago 2) nineteen clients staying in the temple 45 days ago and 3) twenty one

clients staying in the temple 90 days ago. And then continuously follow up. Data
collecting were non-participant observation, natural conversation, in-depth interview
and focus group discussion by using tape record and field note.

Result: Thai traditional therapy for amphetamine addicted clients, they divided into
are three characteristic groups, 1) discipline management: strictly control about timing,
responsibility, group control, therapeutic regimens, punishment when they made some
mistakes, control area, without amphetamine drug in the temple. 2) Physical rehabilitation:
use herbal therapy and exercise, herbal drink two times a day for detoxification through

urination and sweating, better appetite and well sleep. Herbal inhalation and exercise
program on Monday-Friday. 3) Psychosocial and spiritual rehabilitation: apply religion
practice by listening to the tape record and the priest teaching about virtue, Buddhists

praying, learning the disappointness and sadness to their parents adaptation to daily life
without Amphetamine supporting their responsibility and will.
Conclusions: Thai traditional therapy for curing amphetamine addicted clients have
three components were discipline management, herbal therapy and apply religion practice.

Key words: thai tradition therapy, amphetamine addicted.