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Angelopoulos, Tasos – Research in Drama Education, 2023
The paper presents the Asseblywomen Project, conducted by Papalangki Theatre Company during 2020-2021 at the Women's Prison in Eleonas (Greece). Using as rehearsal material the comedy play "The Assemblywomen" by Aristophanes, the project aimed to encourage the participation of ex-drug addicted inmate women at the rehabilitation process,…
Descriptors: Females, Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions, Drama
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Christian Thurstone; Ryan Loh; Sonja O'Leary; Sophia Bruce; Kristie Ladegard – Journal of School Health, 2024
Background: There are known health disparities in adolescent substance treatment access and engagement. The purpose of this project is to compare outcomes from school- and clinic-based substance treatment and to evaluate if providing school-based substance treatment reduces disparities in treatment access and engagement. Method: This quality…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Substance Abuse, Outcomes of Treatment, Drug Rehabilitation
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Droege, Jocelyn R.; Stevens, Edward B.; Jason, Leonard A. – Journal of Drug Education, 2015
Substance abuse is associated with a host of harmful consequences to the substance user as well as other individuals and society as a whole. Although harm is an integral component of substance abuse, there is a dearth of research that investigates the relationship between harm and substance use problems. The goal of this study was to explore…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Correlation, Therapy, Consciousness Raising
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Gunn, Alana J.; Canada, Kelli E. – Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy, 2015
This grounded theory study explores how women with histories of addiction perceive stigma while in treatment. In-depth interviews were conducted with 30 women participating in a residential drug treatment centre. Previous research has found that support from peers during recovery can be critical to managing illnesses. In fact, researchers have…
Descriptors: Peer Relationship, Females, Residential Programs, Drug Rehabilitation
Chaney, Denise M. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This qualitative Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) study explored the subjectivity of the phenomenon of homelessness among women with children. The study examined the perceived critical incidents homeless women with children ascribe to their homelessness alongside the perceptions held regarding the accessibility of available resources…
Descriptors: Homeless People, Females, One Parent Family, Children
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Shinebourne, Pnina; Smith, Jonathan A. – International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2011
This study explores experiences and understandings of people who have engaged with the process of recovery from alcohol or drug problems over a long period of time. Although there is a large body of research studies on recovery, few have examined long-term recovery from a qualitative perspective. The participants in this study were women who have…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Interviews, Addictive Behavior, Drug Addiction
Ventresca, Melissa Weida – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this qualitative study was to understand the role of storytelling in the transformation of female cocaine addicts in Narcotics Anonymous. For this research the primary investigator utilized a theoretical orientation of transformative learning theory and storytelling. The rationale for employing transformative learning theory is that…
Descriptors: Story Telling, Qualitative Research, Females, Addictive Behavior
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Tharp, Andra Teten; Schumacher, Julie A.; Samper, Rita E.; McLeish, Alison C.; Coffey, Scott F. – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 2013
The current study employs dominance analysis to assess the relative importance of three constructs--hostility, impulsiveness, and emotional dysregulation (difficulties managing one's emotions when experiencing negative emotion or distress)--in explaining psychological, physical, and sexual intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration by men…
Descriptors: Risk, Substance Abuse, Psychological Patterns, Males
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Zurhold, Heike; Moskalewicz, Jacek; Sanclemente, Cristina; Schmied, Gabriele; Shewan, David; Verthein, Uwe – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2011
The main objective of this follow-up study is to explore factors influencing the success or failure of women in reintegrating after their release from prison. Female drug users in five European cities were tracked after being released from prison. Out of 234 female prisoners contacted in prisons, 59 were included in the follow-up study. Structured…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Correctional Institutions, Drug Use, Followup Studies
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Albright, Brittany; Skipper, Betty; Riley, Shawne; Wilhelm, Peggy; Rayburn, William F. – Academic Psychiatry, 2012
Objective: The study objective was to determine whether medical students' attendance at a rehabilitation residence for pregnant women with substance-use disorders yielded changes in their attitudes and comfort levels in providing care to this population. Methods: This randomized educational trial involved 96 consecutive medical students during…
Descriptors: Pregnancy, Females, Substance Abuse, Student Attitudes
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Watson, Laura; Parke, Adrian – International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2011
In addiction research it is imperative to explore, not only motivations that precipitate drug use and abuse, but also the changes which take place in the social environment that enable individuals suffering from an addictive disorder to "break the cycle" and reach a position of recovery. Therefore the main aims of the study were to explore the…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Drug Rehabilitation, Females, Narcotics
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Cash Ghee, Anna; Bolling, Lanny C.; Johnson, Candace S. – Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 2009
This study examined the efficacy of a condensed version of the "Seeking Safety" intervention in the reduction of trauma-related symptoms and improved drug abstinence rates among women in residential chemical dependence treatment. One hundred and four women were randomly assigned to treatment including a condensed (six session) "Seeking Safety"…
Descriptors: Intervention, Sexual Abuse, Females, Safety
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Lewandowski, Cathleen A.; Hill, Twyla J. – Health & Social Work, 2009
This study assessed how women's perceptions of emotional and material social support affect their completion of residential drug treatment. Although previous research has examined how social support affects recovery, few studies, if any, have examined both the types and the sources of social support. The study hypothesized that women's perceptions…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Females, Child Welfare, Biographies
Bryson, Lucy – Adults Learning, 2009
This article shares the story of Lucy Bryson, who was hooked on crack cocaine and heroin when she was 17, and was working the streets to fund her addiction. Her future looked bleak when she was imprisoned four years ago but a project that builds trust and responsibility in young people by teaching them to work with animals has transformed her…
Descriptors: Animals, Role Models, Females, Cocaine
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Niccols, Alison; Dell, Colleen Anne; Clarke, Sharon – International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2010
In many cultures, approximately one third of people with drug dependence are women of child-bearing age. Substance use among pregnant and parenting women is a major public health concern. Aboriginal people have some of the highest rates of substance abuse in Canada, increasing concern for detrimental health impacts, including those for women and…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Indigenous Populations, Mothers, Public Health
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