Vol. 6, Issue 4, Part D (2020)

Abstract
The research project was conceptualized and titled as “Effect of comprehensive exercise therapy in rehabilitation of drug addicts in relation to their attitude. The study was conducted at Elmhirst Institute of Community Studies, Santiniketan, and West Bengal. And the addict patients reported in the centre for de-addiction and rehabilitation were only exclusively used as subjects. The study was further confined to addicts to those drugs that were as found available. Further, the comprehensive alternate therapy program was confined within following areas: Yoga, Meditation, Physical Exercise and Recreational Games. The study was confined to the following variables for testing a Psychological Variables i.e. Attitude. Further the program will also significantly improve personality profile, attitude, and self- confidence of drug addicts selected as psychological variables to experiment upon. The alternative rehabilitation program will be significantly better effective than existing rehabilitation program of Elmhirst Institute of Community Studies in every aspect. This statistical finding clearly implies that significant changes in attitude resulted as an effect of respective rehabilitation programs. The magnitude of mean difference being higher in experimental group can be concluded that changes or transforming of attitude towards positive in experimental group was better than the control group. The findings proved that the alternative exercise rehabilitation programme was better effective than the regular rehabilitation program of the centre and produced positive changes in the attitudes for experimental group. Positive transformation in personality profile and psychological traits achieved through better health status and fitness (attained through exercise rehabilitation programme) directly changes attitude of drug addicts towards life and drug and reinforces his will power and desire for de- addiction or resistance to drugs.