Understanding the Process of Drug Addiction Recovery Through First-Hand Experiences: A Qualitative Study in the Netherlands Using Lifeline Interviews ...
Understandings of drug addiction recovery are still being debated. Research on perspectives from first-hand experiences with recovery is rare and often contains short-term experiences in the context of a treatment setting. We aim to gain further understanding of recovery by analyzing autobiographical data from persons in different stages of drug addiction recovery who are not linked to any specific treatment service. We conducted 30 in-depth qualitative interviews with participants from various parts of the Netherlands. Participants self-identified as being “in recovery” or “recovered” from dr... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Datenquelle |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2023 |
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SAGE Journals
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Schlagwörter: | 111099 Nursing not elsewhere classified / FOS: Health sciences / 111799 Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified / 160807 Sociological Methodology and Research Methods / FOS: Sociology |
Sprache: | unknown |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-29160856 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://dx.doi.org/10.25384/sage.c.6683652 |
Understandings of drug addiction recovery are still being debated. Research on perspectives from first-hand experiences with recovery is rare and often contains short-term experiences in the context of a treatment setting. We aim to gain further understanding of recovery by analyzing autobiographical data from persons in different stages of drug addiction recovery who are not linked to any specific treatment service. We conducted 30 in-depth qualitative interviews with participants from various parts of the Netherlands. Participants self-identified as being “in recovery” or “recovered” from drug addiction for at least 3 months. Men and women are equally represented, and the sample consists of an equal number of participants in early (<1 year, n = 10), sustained (1–5 years, n = 10), and stable (>5 years, n = 10) recovery. We undertook a data-driven thematic analysis. Participants described that recovery is a broad process of change because addiction is interwoven with everything (theme 1); that recovery ...