Table 2 Basic themes found in relation to methamphetamine users' experience of relapse and relapse
Basic themes | Organizing themes |
|---|---|
Evocation of positive emotions experienced during the use | Desire |
Positive emotions evoked by Positive fantasizing about use | |
Positive emotions evoked by time and place of use | |
Positive emotions evoked when witnessing friends use | |
Cheerfulness & sense of freedom | |
Self-expression | |
Negative emotional states | Regrets |
Remorse | |
sadness | |
Lack of Peace | |
Intense fears | |
loneliness | |
Anger | |
Depression | |
Shame | |
Anxiety | |
disappointment | |
Interpersonal factors | Conversing with users |
Conflicts with spouse and children | |
Being Chastised | |
Being belittled by others | |
Difficulty establishing intimate relationships | |
Incompatibility of the individual with the guide | |
Blending in with the crowd | |
Dependence on substance using friends | |
Being rejected | |
Environmental factors | Discriminatory treatment in the family |
Being forced to quit by parents | |
Excessive parental control | |
Bad friends | |
Unemployment | |
Occupation type | |
Stigmatization | |
Negative Physical States | Heart palpitations and high blood pressure |
Nausea and vomiting | |
Muscle pain and camps | |
Fatigue | |
Sleeplessness | |
Illness & Injury |