[Drug Addiction Among Female Drug Addicts at Puspen Bachok, Kelantan: A Pilot Study on Appreciation of Aqidah] Ketagihan Dadah di kalangan Penagih Dadah Wanita di Puspen Bachok, Kelantan: Kajian Rintis Mengenai Penghayatan Aqidah

According to the National Anti-Drugs Agency (NADA), the number of female drug addicts has been decreasing in the period of 2009 to 2013. The highest amount was recorded in 2010 with 580 female drug addicts. There are nowadays a lot of issues of drug addiction among women in the newspaper and also other sources of media such as the internet or television. Therefore, a pilot study was conducted to identify the appreciation of Aqidah among female drug addicts in Narcotics Addiction Rehabilitation Centre (PUSPEN) Bachok, Kelantan. By using quantitative methods, this study focused on 30 Muslim drug addicts from PUSPEN as respondents. Data was collected by using a set of questionnaire and analyzed with a 'Statistical Program for Social Sciences’ (SPSS) software Version 21.0 for windows to see the percentage, frequency and mean. This study found out that the overall score of the mean for appreciation of Aqidah from the point of understanding, feeling and practice, were in the high rate of 4.00 to 5.00. Keywords: Female Drug Addicts, PUSPEN, Appreciation of Aqidah    Menurut laporan Agensi Anti Dadah Kebangsaan (AADK), jumlah penagih dadah wanita semakin menurun dalam tempoh 2009 hingga 2013. Jumlah tertinggi dicatatkan pada tahun 2010 dengan 580 orang penagih wanita. Isu dan masalah ketagihan dadah dalam kalangan wanita seringkali mendapat perhatian dalam keratan akhbar dan media massa. Kajian rintis ini dilakukan untuk mengenalpasti penghayatan akidah dalam kalangan penagih dadah wanita di Pusat Pemulihan Penagihan Narkotik (PUSPEN) Bachok, Kelantan. Kajian ini menggunakan kaedah kuantitatif. Responden terdiri daripada 30 orang penagih dadah wanita PUSPEN yang beragama Islam. Data dikumpul menggunakan kaedah soal selidik dan dianalisis dengan menggunakan perisian„Statistical Program for Social Sciences (SPSS) Version 21.0 for windows untuk melihat peratus, kekerapan dan min. Kajian ini mendapati keseluruhan min skor penghayatan akidah dari sudut kefahaman, perasaan dan amalan adalah tinggi iaitu 4.00 hingga 5.00. Kata kunci: Penagih Dadah Wanita, PUSPEN, Penghayatan Akidah