Adult Bioethics and Pedagogy in Rehabilitation Centre Practice: Neuroethical Factors

Abstract

This article reviews the scientific research related to the appropriate use of partial deprivation of natural ethics for drug rehabilitation in a specialized centre. The article’s significance stems from the alarming increase in drug addiction, its widespread availability and the conflicting perspectives within the realms of andragogy, bioethics and neuroethics. The latter specifically pertains to the core of human identity. The article aims to synthesize scientific viewpoints on the problem in question, delineate the neuro- and bioethical realities within individual rehabilitation centres, contrast them with the multi-faceted ethical considerations and evaluate the usefulness of limiting certain natural rights of the client (denying sensory gratification) for therapeutic reasons. The authors of the article experienced limited access to information because of the extended, isolated nature of rehabilitation, in addition to ethical considerations. Therefore, the principal data collection methods included andragogical observations, monitoring of clients’ neurophysiological responses and conditions, examination of diaries maintained by centre staff, interviews with them and occasional questionnaires administered to clients. The analysis involved a neurophysiological interpretation of data without the use of specialized equipment, a summarization of questionnaire findings and an assessment of morally relevant phenomena to gauge their appropriateness and acceptability. The obtained results indicated that ethical considerations regarding interventions in the human body and psyche are indeed pertinent. Nevertheless, these decisions are frequently circumstantial, centring on the central ambition of the article: to alert rehabilitation professionals, medical personnel and legal authorities to the requirement for agreement between the violation of natural human rights and the essential human right to redemption, even in the more severe stages (III-IV) of addiction.