Case studies of drug addicts treated with the Minesota model at Life Management Foundation

Addiction is probably the most harmful of all diseases that plague our society today. It gets a lot of headlines. Many new treatment centers have been put up with each one claiming success. Treatment of addiction still has long way to go in the Philippines. Outcome evaluations of the 12 steps in treating addiction are relatively rare, especially with regards to their efficacy on dependents that are dually diagnosed. This study intended to measure the behavioral changes in the life of four drug dependents treated at Life Management Foundation. The specific effects of Steps 1-3 on the Spiritual well being of its respondents using the case method n=4 was explored. Qualitative analysis was utilized in this research. Observation and interview were done on the subjects and their families. These were further validated by psychological tests administered by in-house psychologists. There were four subjects in this study all males with ages ranging from 22-47 years old. They were chosen based on the result of Millon Clinical Multi-Axial Inventory that was given upon admission to the facility. Aside from these two instruments, Hazelden workbooks were prescribed to the client as part of their process which also helped to evaluate if they had applied Steps 1-3. Results show that there is a positive and significant change in the level of spirituality of the four respondents. Furthermore, there were also changes in the scores of MCMI in measurement of the respondents personality disorders. These may be attributed to dual diagnosis variants mentioned in the previous chapter. Post interview with the families and the person themselves definitely indicated marked improvement in behaviors despite the disorders presented by the MCMI results