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Brunelle, Natacha; Bertrand, Karine; Landry, Michel; Flores-Aranda, Jorge; Patenaude, Catherine; Brochu, Serge – Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy, 2015
Recovery from drug abuse is a complex process in which motivation is central. The focus of this article is on drug-dependent people's experiences with sources that influence their motivation to change. The sample in our study was comprised of 127 drug-dependent adults identified in criminal courts, hospital emergency departments and Health and…
Descriptors: Drug Rehabilitation, Motivation, Courts, Hospitals
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Neale, Joanne; Tompkins, Charlotte; Wheeler, Carly; Finch, Emily; Marsden, John; Mitcheson, Luke; Rose, Diana; Wykes, Til; Strang, John – Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy, 2015
Aims: To explore how service users' views of measuring addiction recovery differ from those of service providers. Methods: Five focus groups conducted in two English cities with (i) people currently using Class A drugs (n = 6); (ii) people currently using alcohol (n = 12); (iii) individuals in residential detoxification (n = 12); (iv) individuals…
Descriptors: Addictive Behavior, Drug Rehabilitation, Individual Differences, Drinking
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Ronel, Natti – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 1998
Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is investigated as a subculture of recovery bridging the drug subculture and the prevailing culture. A phenomenological study of NA in Israel is reported. Innovation, cultural conflict, the value of recovery and its norms, supporting social mechanisms, limitations of the program, and intercultural attributes are…
Descriptors: Adults, Counseling, Drug Addiction, Drug Rehabilitation