Many efforts have been undertaken by the government and the private
sector to treat and rehabilitate drug addicts in this country. One of these
efforts is through the Inabah programme. Inabah Programme is a
programme of treatment and rehabilitation of drug addicts through spiritual means.
This programme were implemented in 1985 and has gone through several phases of
improvements. Pondok Inabah operated legally in terms of law and under the
auspices of the Anti-Drug Association of Malaysia or Persatuan Mencegah Dadah
Malaysia ( PEMADAM). In addition to profiling Inabah programme participants; this
study aims to identify the implementation and effectiveness of drug treatment and
rehabilitation program implemented at Pondok Inabah. This study used qualitative
methods, using some techniques to obtain data; review documents through the
records and reports from Inabah; observat ion and in-depth interviews with
respondents and key informants. The respondents are the participants of Inabah,
and the key informant is the chairman of Inabah. The study found that the
guidelines for the program implementations are implemented by all Pondok Inabah
branches. Profile of participants in the benefit of treatment and rehabilitation are
also identified. The findings also showed that the spiritual approach is one of the
best treatment and rehabilitation of drug addicts, especially through st rategic
programs implemented by Inabah. The role of purification the soul of human
development in a civilized society shows that the theory and practice recommended
by the Sufis is relevant with the situation of our society, especially in the treatment
and rehabilitation of drug addicts.
