The critical role of care coordinators for persons with substance use disorder in rural settings: a case study

Place-based activism has played a critical role in the history of urban and environmental politics in California. This article explores the continuing significance of environmental place making to grassroots politics through a case study of Friends of Rose Canyon, an environmental group in San Diego. Based in the fast-growing University City neighborhood, Friends of Rose Canyon waged a long, successful campaign between 2002 and 2018 to prevent construction of a bridge in the Rose Canyon Open Space Park in their community. Using historical and participant observer methodologies, this study reveals how twenty-first-century California urbanites claimed and created meaningful local places and mobilized effective politics around them. It illuminates the critical role of individual activists; suggests practical, replicable strategies for community mobilization; and demonstrates the significant impact of local activism at the urban and metropolitan scales.

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Recovery-informed Theory: Situating the Subjective in the Science of Substance Use Disorder Recovery

Journal of Recovery Science ◽

10.31886/jors.13.2019.38 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 1 (3) ◽

pp. 1-15 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Austin M Brown ◽

Robert D Ashford

Keyword(s):

Substance Use ◽

Substance Use Disorders ◽

Substance Use Disorder ◽

Systems Of Care ◽

Grand Theory ◽

Recovery Strategies ◽

Recovery Capital ◽

New Ideas

As recovery from substance use disorder becomes more than a mere quantifiable outcome, there exists a need to discuss and propose the underlying theoretical constructs that ultimately describe and identify the science of recovery. In this abstract undertaking, we propose an initial formulation of a grand theory of recovery science, built upon the seminal theories of recovery capital, recovery-oriented systems of care, and socioecological theory. This grand theory - labeled recovery-informed theory (RIT) - states that successful long-term recovery is self-evident and is a fundamentally emancipatory set of processes. This paper will discuss, analyze, and explore this theory as it is situated within the larger substance use, misuse, and disorder contexts. The uses, implications, and benefits of RIT as an organizing point of inquiry for recovery science are also discussed. By promoting the role of subjective recovery experience in the formulation of the study of recovery, it may be possible to summon new ideas, metrics, and strategies that can directly address substance use disorders in society. Adopting a recovery-informed understanding as follows from this grand theory may allow individual recovery and wellness trajectories to be explored, adapted, and modified to exemplify person-centered and individualized recovery strategies.

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Case Study: The Critical Role of Sealants in the Repair of a Fluid-Applied Roofing Membrane

Durability of Building and Construction Sealants and Adhesives: 5th Volume ◽

10.1520/stp158320140068 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 328-348

Author(s):

Kyle D. Magnuson ◽

W. Joseph Macicak ◽

Otto C. Guedelhoefer ◽

David M. VanDommelen

Keyword(s):

Critical Role

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Outline of This Treatment Program

Concurrent Treatment of PTSD and Substance Use Disorders Using Prolonged Exposure (COPE) ◽

10.1093/med:psych/9780199334537.003.0002 ◽

2014 ◽

pp. 25-42

Author(s):

Sudie E. Back ◽

Edna B. Foa ◽

Therese K. Killeen ◽

Katherine L. Mills ◽

Maree Teesson ◽

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Keyword(s):

Substance Use ◽

Substance Use Disorders ◽

Substance Use Disorder ◽

Treatment Program ◽

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽

Traumatic Stress ◽

Post Traumatic Stress ◽

Post Traumatic ◽

Focus Questions

This chapter provides the therapist with an outline of the COPE treatment and components of each session (e.g. check-in, review homework, post-traumatic stress disorder [PTSD] focus, substance use disorder focus). Questions regarding who can deliver the therapy are addressed, as well as questions regarding the role of medications. Finally, special considerations for delivering treatment to patients with PTSD and comorbid substance use disorders are reviewed for the therapist.

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Boredom Proneness and Aggression Among People With Substance Use Disorder: The Mediating Role of Trait Anger and Impulsivity

Journal of Drug Issues ◽

10.1177/0022042619886822 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 50 (1) ◽

pp. 77-88

Author(s):

Qilong Cao ◽

Jing An

Keyword(s):

Substance Use ◽

Substance Use Disorder ◽

Positive Relationship ◽

Trait Anger ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Boredom Proneness ◽

Using Data ◽

Multiple Mediator Model ◽

The Relationship

Boredom proneness has been linked to aggressive behaviors; however, the relationship between them is not well understood. To better understand the mechanism underlying the relationship between boredom proneness and aggression, a serial multiple mediator model was built, where boredom proneness impacted aggression simultaneously through (a) impulsivity, (b) trait anger, and (c) impulsivity to trait anger. Using data collected among Chinese substance users, a battery of interview questionnaires was completed. Results from this study indicate a positive relationship between boredom proneness, impulsivity, trait anger, and aggression. Moreover, the mediating role of impulsivity, trait anger, and both impulsivity and trait anger in serial were found. This study reflects that the link from boredom proneness to aggression among substances users could be partially explained via impulsivity and anger.

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