본 연구는 교정시설 내 마약류 수형자의 인지적･정서적 특성을 심리학적 관점에서 분석하고 재범 촉발 요인을 탐색하여 효과적인 재활치료 프로그램 개발을 위한 기초 자료를 제공하는 데 그 목적이 있다. 이를 위해 마약류 수형자 8명을 대상으로 1:1 심층면담을 실시하고, 면담 내용을 Colaizzi의 현상학적 연구 방법을 적용하여 마약 류 수형자들의 실제 경험을 세밀히 검토하였다. 분석 결과 마약류 사용과 관련하여 단약 결심과 유지에 관한 사고 및 정서, 재발의 원인에 대한 사고 및 정서, 최초 재투약 시 사고 및 정서, 재투약 이후 사고 및 정서 등 총 4개의 범주로 나타났고, 이것은 21개의 주제 결집과 36개의 주제 분리 등으로 분석되었다. 범주별 내용을 보면 단약 결심과 유지에 관한 사고 및 정서에서는 평범하고 안정된 삶에 대한 갈망, 약물 사용으로 죽음의 가능성에 대한 공포감, 반복되는 수형생활에 대한 두려움 등 이고, 재발의 원인에 대한 사고 및 정서에서는 중독에 대한 몰이해와 자기 과신, 부정적 감정을 회피하려는 심리, 성생활을 위한 약물 사용의 정당화 등이 나타났다. 최초 재투약 시 사고 및 정서에서는 투약을 하지 않으려는 이성적 저항, 현 실을 왜곡하는 자기 설득, 약을 사용한 직후의 즉각적인 후회 등이, 재투약 이후 사고 및 정서에서는 모든 노력이 무너졌다는 좌절감, 재발 사실을 인정하는데 따른 내적 갈 등, 재투약 이후 변화된 현실에 대한 인식 등이 나타났다. 이러한 내용을 근거로 향후 마약류 수형자를 대상으로 하는 프로그램에서 초점을 두어야 하는 주제를 제안하였다. 특히 재발 방지에서 집중적으로 검토하고 다루어야 하는 마약류 사범의 인지적･정서적 특징을 제시하여, 보다 효과적인 개입 방안 마련을 위한 기초 자료로 활용할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

Nowadays drug is common problem all over the world and has been a main concern of mankind. The abuse of drug could cause individual and national, social, and economic problem. It has been recognized as the worldwide and imminent task to solve the drug problem. The number of drug-related crimes in Korea exceeds 10 thousands for 3 years and the population of chronic drug addicts is over 20 to 30 thousands, which means passive drug policy meets the crossroads. The diffusion of drugs reflects the insensibility of drug problem in the community. It can be said that the fear and harm of drug have not been regarded as serious as the past in the community in that drug abusers can be easily found among the students, housewives, salary men, professors and politicians. In the past the main drug was hashish but now the kinds of drug are changed such as philopon, ecstasy which have strong toxication. This trend reminds us that drug users are no more afraid of the adverse effects of drugs. The most serious problem is that many addicts are found among young people. As the price of drug is down so young people can easily contact to the drug and the age of young people who start to use drug becomes younger. Drug and hallucinations among young people have been used without recognition of harm caused from the drug and can be prevailed easily because of the strong infection. Drug use usually leads to violence, theft, sexual crime and sleeping in group among young people. The policy against drug should be implemented differently from the past. Especially in the drug case of an entertainer it can be recommended that the case should be treated differently with the consideration of the effects on the young people. It is important to educate young people about the harm of drug abuse. Law enforcement agency should not satisfy just catching the drug users but pursue drug manufacturer and drug dealer to the end to eradicate the drug abuse. Together with control and punishment the systematic treatment should be done. There should be medical treatment facilities and treatment program which provide aftercare program for the drug offenders. In terms of criminal policy drug offenders can be classified as drug users, drug manufacturers and drug dealers. Among drug users they can be classified as slight and heavy addicts. For the slight addicts they should submit a memorandum which says "I will not take drug" and then sentence probation or community service order to give another chance to be rehabilitated. For the heavy addicts they can be considered as patients who need treatment instead of putting them into the prison and should be sent to the special treatment center to get fundamental treatment and rehabilitation. For the drug producers and dealers there should be harsh punishment in that they commit crimes for their own profit and have done serious harms to the people, society and the entire nation. In fact drug offenders held in prison together are classified and accommodated differently from the other inmates and they do not have many things to do. In their cell they spend time talking to each other specially slight addicts with sexual topics and it may lead them to serious addicts. They could exchange the knowledge of drug-related crimes during their stay in the prison and contact each other and then commit a crime together after release. Accordingly this study will discuss reasonable and efficient treatment for the drug offenders held in prison. First, as general notion the study will find the differences between drug and kinds of drug, the characteristics and adverse effects of drug and analyzes the actual situation. Secondly, to understand drug offenders more the thesis studies the procedure of drug addiction and theoretical part of addiction. Thirdly, the study analyzes the present treatment system. Fourthly, based on the questionnaire the study will discuss the thought of drug offenders, treatment program and aftercare program and fifthly based on analyzing the questionnaire of medical officers it explains the thoughts of medical officers and inmates. Finally it will suggest the most reasonable alternative measure which will be useful for preventing drug offenders' re-offence and leading them a sound community member.