期刊名称：International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences
电子版ISSN：2222-6990
出版年度：2012
卷号：2
期号：10
页码：514-523
出版社：Human Resource Management Academic Research Society
摘要：This study was concerned with assessing the entry point at which entrepreneurship can be incorporated in drug addiction treatment centres. Drug addiction is a major problem in the country Kenya and there is a need to empower those who seek treatment in the rehabilitation centres with entrepreneurial knowledge, skills and attitudes. Kiambu County was selected due to the fact that it is well known for high rates of drug and substance abuse. The objective of the study was to identify the current treatment methodologies practiced in the treatment centres. The target population of the study composed of clients who are in treatment centres in Kiambu county and administrators in the centres. The sample size consisted of 42 respondents and the sampling technique used to achieve this number was random sampling. The instruments of data collection were questionnaires. Descriptive analysis was used to describe and highlight the variables, the results show that a majority of the clients in the treatment centres were in the age group 20-30 years and that none of the members of staff have been trained in entrepreneurship. The research also found that a majority of the clients lived with their parents thus depending on them. In conclusion the study found that dependency on family members lessens the chances of an individual to become a more productive member of the community. Treatment centres should seek to treat the person holistically, where they are able to also treat their clients to become economically independent. Treatment centres should require clients to be responsible, conscientious and provide entrepreneurial oriented activities. Treatment centres should therefore include entrepreneurial training as part of their curriculum to assist the clients' live normal and productive lives once they are out of the treatment centres
关键词：Abuse; addiction; Entrepreneurship; rehabilitation; treatment centre
