Open Access Maced J Med Sci. 2022 Jan 03; 10(G):45-51. 45 Scientifc Foundation SPIROSKI, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences. 2022 Jan 03; 10(G):45-51. https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2022.7778 eISSN: 1857-9655 Category: G - Nursing Section: Nursing in Internal Medicine Exploration the Needs of Nursing Care of Drugs Addiction Service Institutions in Indonesia Herni Susanti 1 * , Ice Yulia Wardani 2 , Nurlaila Fitriani 3 , Kurniawan Kurniawan 4 1 Department of Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Indonesia, Depok, Jakarta, Indonesia; 2 Department of Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Indonesia, Depok, Jakarta, Indonesia; 3 School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta, Surakarta, Indonesia; 4 Department of Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Padjadjaran, Sumedang, Indonesia Abstract BACKGROUND: Nurses as a care giver play an important role in managing addicts. The implementation of quality care needs to be supported by the availability of services and appropriate guidance to care providers. In Indonesia, what is available is a general guide for all healthcare professionals. AIM: This study is to explores nurses’ and health professionals’ views about the need of nursing care to care for drug addiction clients. METHODS: This study used qualitative descriptive study. The data collection used in depth interviews. The study involved 10 nurses and 10 health profession recruited from the three government centers of addiction services in the capital city of Indonesia. The analysis of the data using thematic analysis. RESULTS: There were four themes in this study such as gray area between nurses and other health workers in handling clients, the role of drug addiction nurses, challenges and strategies in caring for addiction clients and hopes. CONCLUSION: Nursing staf must have the knowledge, attitudes, and special skills to perform their duties. Having a mental health nurse in a drug addiction service facility should be seen as a step toward solving the Indonesian drug addiction nursing dilemma. Good guidance and training should be provided to caregivers of drug addiction services to improve their knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors in dealing with drug addiction. Edited by: Branislav Filipović Citation: Susanti H, Wardani IY, Fitriani N, Kurniawan K. Exploration the Needs of Nursing Care of Drugs Addiction Service Institutions in Indonesia. Open Access Maced J Med Sci. 2022 Jan 03; 10(G):45-51. https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2022.7778 Keywords: Addiction; Drug abuse; Nursing care; Nursing competence *Correspondence: Herni Susanti, Department of Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Indonesia, Depok, Jakarta, Indonesia. E-mail: herni-s@ui.ac.id Received: 01-Nov-2021 Revised: 01-Dec-2021 Accepted: 15-Dec-2021 Copyright: © 2022 Herni Susanti, Ice Yulia Wardani, Nurlaila Fitriani, Kurniawan Kurniawan Funding: This study was supported by the Research Guidance Fund for Young Lecturers at the Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Indonesia (No: 2348/UN2.F12.D/ SDM.02.04.10/2018) Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist Open Access: This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0) Introduction Worldwide, it recorded that around 270 million people in the age range of 15–64 years have used psychoactive drugs in the previous year. About 35 million people are estimated to have experienced drug abuse. As a result, around 0.5 million people die each year [1]. According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 19.7 million American adults (aged 12 and older) struggled with a substance use disorder in 2017. Nearly 74% of adults with a substance use disorder in 2017 worked with a substance use disorder—alcohol use [2]. In 2016 the Indonesian National Narcotics Agency reported that drug users increased. In 2014, there were 4.1 million people, and in 2015 there were 1.8 million people, bringing the total number of drug users in 2015 to 5.9 million people. 5.9 million Indonesian children out of 87 million children reported to be abusing drugs—1.6 million are drug dealers [3]. The Drug Dependent Hospital (RSKO), located in Jakarta, Indonesia, as a drug addiction service centers, reported that in 2016 there were 669 visits from 647 visits in 2015 to the Emergency Unit due to drug problems [4]. The increasing number of drug users will also cause an increase in the need for treatment and rehabilitation, especially for chronic drug addiction clients [5]. Clients with this chronic problem need more extended assistance from people around them to meet their basic needs. If they cannot meet their basic needs at home, families generally seek care assistance at various institutions that provide nursing services [6]. At present, especially in Indonesia, services are only found in a few institutions (RSKO, National Narcotics Agency, several mental hospitals, health centers) and have not been evenly distributed throughout Indonesia. The limited institution of drug addiction handling services has resulted in many clients not receiving treatment services, so they are vulnerable to recurrence, further aggravating the situation. The nurse plays a key role in carrying out the handling of the addiction client. Nursing care starts from the assessment, determination of diagnosis, planning for interventions, implementation, and evaluation; nurses help, support and provide education to clients and families about how to live life without