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Neale, Joanne; Nettleton, Sarah; Pickering, Lucy – Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy, 2011
In this commentary, we critically review the contribution of the sociologist Erving Goffman (1922-1982) to understanding recovery from problem drug use. Previous research has indicated that drug users have a "spoiled identity" and must restore a "normal" or "unspoiled" identity in order to recover. This argument has been linked to Goffman's…
Descriptors: Drug Use, Sociology, Self Concept, Drug Rehabilitation
Terrion, Jenepher Lennox – Journal of Service-Learning in Higher Education, 2014
Given the importance of communication skills and positive relationships to addiction recovery, a series of communication skills workshops for residents of a long-term drug and alcohol residential treatment centre was designed and delivered by students in an undergraduate communication class within the university's Community Service Learning…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Communication Skills, Addictive Behavior, Workshops
Davis, Cassandra; Kelly, John – Youth Studies Australia, 2012
Regarded as a normative component of development, risk-taking by young people is a well-researched subject, and some risk-taking behaviours, such as substance use, are particularly well covered because of their potential to adversely affect health and wellbeing. What has remained unclear is the extent of young people's risk-taking while engaged in…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Young Adults, Risk, Help Seeking
Thompson, Anne – Peabody Journal of Education, 2014
Servant leadership is a leadership style complementary to a lifestyle of recovery from a substance use disorder. Across the country, thousands of students in recovery from substance use disorders are pursuing higher education. Support for students in recovery is increasing, primarily through collegiate recovery programs (CRP) that are being…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Students, Student Development, Leadership Styles
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
Lloyd, Charlie – Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy, 2013
Background: A stigma is a long-lasting mark of social disgrace that has a profound effect on interactions between the stigmatized and the unstigmatized. Factors governing the extent of stigmatization attached to an individual include the perceived danger posed by that person and the extent to which she/he is seen as being to blame for the stigma.…
Descriptors: Specialists, Drug Use, Social Bias, Negative Attitudes
Pankow, Jennifer; Simpson, D. Dwayne; Joe, George W.; Rowan-Szal, Grace A.; Knight, Kevin; Meason, Paul – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2012
Treatment providers need tools that are designed to identify risk, treatment needs, and monitor client engagement. These are essential components in substance abuse treatment for offender populations. In this study, the authors evaluated a flexible set of one-page modular assessments known as the Texas Christian University (TCU) Short Forms and…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Validity, Drug Rehabilitation, Severity (of Disability)
Crits-Christoph, Paul; Johnson, Jennifer E.; Connolly Gibbons, Mary Beth; Gallop, Robert – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2013
Objective: This study examined the relation of process variables to the outcome of group drug counseling, a commonly used community treatment, for cocaine dependence. Method: Videotaped group drug counseling sessions from 440 adult patients (23% female, 41% minority) were rated for member alliance, group cohesion, participation, self-disclosure,…
Descriptors: Drug Addiction, Feedback (Response), Counseling Objectives, Patients
King, Aoibhinn – Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy, 2011
Internationally, service user involvement has become a common feature of public policy and more specifically public health policy in the recent decades. In a general context, the involvement of service users in health services has been well documented; however, less evidence is available within the area of drug treatment service provision. This…
Descriptors: Health Services, Public Health, Foreign Countries, Drug Therapy
Islam, Manirul; Hashizume, Masahiro; Yamamoto, Taro; Alam, Faruq; Rabbani, Golam – Journal of Ethnographic & Qualitative Research, 2012
Drug use is an alarming issue in Bangladesh. Most drug users return to drugs after treatment, in what becomes a vicious cycle of treatment and relapse. This study explored why they return and what pathways they follow. We carried out 5 key informant interviews, 10 in-depth interviews, 2 focus group discussions, 3 case studies, 8 observations, and…
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Foreign Countries, Narcotics, Focus Groups
Kimball, Colette – Prevention Researcher, 2012
The newly formed national group, Young People in Recovery, is comprised of young people, roughly 17-28 years old, who are in long term recovery. Their goal is to increase awareness amongst social service providers about the needs of youth in recovery, increase services, and facilitate partnerships which support young people in finding and…
Descriptors: Drug Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation Programs, Youth Opportunities, Youth Problems
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
Finch, Andrew J.; Frieden, Gina – Peabody Journal of Education, 2014
Recovery high schools are secondary schools designed specifically for students recovering from substance use or co-occurring disorders. Studies have affirmed the chronic nature of substance use disorders and the developmental value of social supports for adolescents. As part of understanding human growth and development, training programs for…
Descriptors: High Schools, School Role, Institutional Characteristics, Ecological Factors
Harris, Kitty S.; Kimball, Thomas G.; Casiraghi, Ann M.; Maison, Sara J. – Peabody Journal of Education, 2014
More than ever, people are seeking substance use disorder treatment during the adolescent and young adult stages of development. Developmentally, many of these young adults new to recovery are in the process of making career decisions that may require attendance at a college or university. However, the collegiate environment is not conducive to a…
Descriptors: College Students, College Programs, Special Programs, Drug Rehabilitation
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