本研究目的在探索藥物濫用受刑人生涯發展歷程。採取敘事訪談法蒐集四名現於監獄服刑之藥物濫用者的生涯發展歷程資料，以敘事分析之「整體－內容取向分析法」分析其生涯發展歷程。研究結果發現：藥物濫用受刑人生涯發展歷程可以歸納為五個主要階段，每個階段均有其主要的生涯關注點，包括：1.失愛童年：生涯關注為追求家庭溫暖、渴望家人的關懷與瞭解。2.迷途啟航：生涯關注為尋求同儕接納、追求內心歸屬感、追求剌激與滿足好奇心。3.沉迷深苛：生涯關注為延續迷途啟航階段的生涯關注及積習難斷、滿足毒癮尋求、欠缺自覺與自我控制。4.重新定位：生涯關注為自我反思、面對刑期、個人年紀、家人關心、親人病亡、戒毒信念。5.再度啟航：生涯關注為自我成長、穩定生活、親人支持、戒毒信心，此階段又分為再度沉迷或航向未來二個發展方向。其中再度沉迷走回沉迷深苛階段的循環。

The purpose of this study was to explore the process of career development of drug abusers. The researcher adopted the method of narrative interview to four drug abusers to explore their views on significant career events. The data were analyzed in terms of the procedures, which were explicated by the holistic-content views of narrative analysis. The findings of this study were as follows: The developmental stages of the drug abusers’ career included five stages, that is, growing up without parental love, beginning to sail to losing, self-indulgence, reorientation and re-sail to the future or re-indulgence. Each stage has its core focus of career.