Mutual Support Programs and Recovery Clubs

2019 ◽  
pp. 105-112
Author(s):  
Dennis C. Daley ◽  
Antoine Douaihy
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Support Programs ◽  
Narcotics Anonymous ◽  
Mutual Support ◽  
Internet Resources ◽  
Social Events ◽  
Free Environment ◽  
Drug Problems ◽  
Drug Free ◽  
Limited Period

Numerous mutual support programs exist to help clients cope with substance use problem. The most common of these programs are Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), Narcotics Anonymous (NA), and other 12-step programs. All mutual support programs involve people with alcohol or drug problems helping each other. Some people maintain lifelong involvement in mutual support programs, and others use them for a limited period of time. Although programs vary in philosophies and approaches, most involve fellowship, recovery meetings, program steps or guidelines, recovery literature, social events, and internet resources. Some areas have recovery clubs or clubhouses for people in recovery. These provide an alcohol- and drug-free environment in which one can attend recovery meetings or other social events. The goals of this chapter are to learn about the different types of mutual support programs available and to determine which type of program may work for the client.

How to Use Therapy or Counseling

2019 ◽  
pp. 39-50
Author(s):  
Dennis C. Daley ◽  
Antoine Douaihy
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Successful Treatment ◽  
Alcoholics Anonymous ◽  
Treatment Process ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Support Programs ◽  
Narcotics Anonymous ◽  
Mutual Support ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Drug Problems

There are many different types of therapy and counseling approaches for alcohol, tobacco, and other drug problems. Treatment is most effective when it helps clients develop and improve skills for dealing with the challenges and demands of recovery and the problems associated with substance use. Involving family in the treatment process can also increase the chances of successful treatment; so can active participation in mutual support programs such as Alcoholics Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous. The goals of this chapter are for clients to learn how to get the most out of their treatment and to familiarize themselves with behaviors that may have a negative impact on their therapy.

Psychosocial Therapies for Substance Use Disorders

2019 ◽  
pp. 41-52
Author(s):  
Dennis C. Daley ◽  
Antoine Douaihy
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Substance Use Disorders ◽  
Psychosocial Interventions ◽  
Alcohol Problems ◽  
Support Programs ◽  
Treatment Programs ◽  
Mutual Support ◽  
Professional Treatment ◽  
Drug Problems

There are many counseling approaches, treatment programs, and psychosocial interventions for individuals with substance use disorders (SUDs). Although some have been shown in clinical trials to be more effective than others, to date there is no single, superior treatment approach appropriate for all clients. While brief treatments have been successful with alcohol problems, longer term treatments are often needed for drug problems. For clients with more severe SUDs, long-term involvement in professional treatment (including medication-assisted therapies), mutual support programs, or both may be needed. This chapter includes a summary of treatment principles and guidelines that can serve as a framework for helping clients with SUDs.

Overview of Goal Planning

2019 ◽  
pp. 51-58
Author(s):  
Dennis C. Daley ◽  
Antoine Douaihy
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Family Therapy ◽  
Rehabilitation Program ◽  
Support Programs ◽  
Chat Room ◽  
Health And Wellness ◽  
Mutual Support ◽  
Online Recovery ◽  
P Recovery ◽  
Goal Planning

Recovery is a process of change in which clients improve their health and wellness. They set goals to work toward stopping substance use and learn skills to change themselves and their lifestyles so they can live substance-free. There are different paths to recovery, including individual, group, and/or family therapy; engaging in a treatment program such as a residential or nonresidential rehabilitation program; taking medications for addiction to alcohol, opioids, or nicotine; engaging in mutual support programs; participating in chat room discussions or online recovery meetings; using support from other people; and participating in community or self-growth activities that help clients sustain recovery. The goals of this chapter are for clients to begin to set and prioritize their recovery goals and to learn about the different paths and components of recovery.

Treatment and Recovery for the Family

2019 ◽  
pp. 97-105
Author(s):  
Dennis C. Daley ◽  
Antoine Douaihy
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Change Process ◽  
Support Programs ◽  
Family Roles ◽  
Mutual Support ◽  
The Family ◽  
Professional Treatment

For the overall family, recovery involves changing how the family functions. It not only has to adjust to the sobriety of the recovering member (if this person is in recovery) but also has to make changes to function more effectively as a unit. Areas the family may need to address include accepting the SUD, stopping behaviors that reinforce substance use, improving communication, shifting family roles, reestablishing boundaries between generations, and building family togetherness. In some families, problems such as violence or abuse must be addressed. Professional treatment may be needed to address these issues and make changes in how the family functions. The change process can continue after treatment in mutual support programs.

Introduction and Plan for This Workbook

2019 ◽  
pp. 3-12
Author(s):  
Dennis C. Daley ◽  
Antoine Douaihy
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Prescription Drugs ◽  
Illicit Drugs ◽  
Drug Misuse ◽  
Mutual Support ◽  
Drugs And Alcohol ◽  
Multiple Factors ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Substance Use Problems ◽  
Drug Problems

In this workbook, the authors provide information about substance use problems, recovery, relapse, professional treatments available, and mutual support programs. Substance use problems are problems with alcohol, tobacco, or any other type of drug. Problems may show in binge drinking, drug misuse (using illicit drugs, using other people’s prescription drugs with addiction potential, mixing drugs or drugs and alcohol in ways that are risky) or a substance use disorder (SUD). Although there are differences among the various substance use problems, there are also many similarities. The goals of this chapter are to become aware of current trends in substance use, misuse, and substance use disorders; to learn the multiple factors contributing to a substance use problem; to identify the different paths and benefits to recovery; to understand the benefits of using this workbook in therapy or counseling; and to learn the importance of keeping records and completing recovery worksheets.

scholarly journals 12-Step Interventions and Mutual Support Programs for Substance Use Disorders: An Overview

2013 ◽  
Vol 28 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 313-332 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dennis M. Donovan ◽  
Michelle H. Ingalsbe ◽  
James Benbow ◽  
Dennis C. Daley
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Substance Use Disorders ◽  
Support Programs ◽  
Mutual Support

Mutual Support Programs and Recovery Clubs

2019 ◽  
pp. 133-140
Author(s):  
Dennis C. Daley ◽  
Antoine Douaihy
Keyword(s):  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Alcoholics Anonymous ◽  
The Other ◽  
Support Programs ◽  
Narcotics Anonymous ◽  
Mutual Support ◽  
Crystal Meth ◽  
The World ◽  
Substance Abuse Disorders

There are many paths to recovery, and mutual support programs (MSPs) are one of the most common paths taken. MSPs offer a community of recovery in which individuals with substance abuse disorders (SUDs) help and support each other in numerous ways. The most widely available MSPs are the 12-step programs of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), Narcotics Anonymous (NA), Cocaine Anonymous (CA), Crystal Meth Anonymous (CMA), Marijuana Anonymous (MA), and Heroin Anonymous (HA). AA and NA are available throughout the world, whereas the other 12-step programs are less accessible. Although some clients participate throughout their lives in MSPs, others use them for only a specific period of time. Clients vary in their needs for involvement in MSPs. The objectives of this chapter are to provide clients with information about mutual support programs and recovery clubs, to help clients identify drawbacks and benefits of attending MSPs and recovery clubs, and to help clients identify specific MSPs that can enhance their recovery.

scholarly journals Words Medicine Residents Use to Describe Substance Use Disorders After Attending a Mutual Support Group Meeting

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy J. Kennedy ◽  
Keely Lombardi ◽  
Gretchen Fruehstorfer ◽  
Megan Hamm ◽  
Melissa McNeil ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Substance Use Disorders ◽  
Support Group ◽  
Group Meeting ◽  
Mutual Support

From Enabling to Bootstrapping: Welfare Workers' Views of Substance Abuse and Welfare Reform

2005 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 429-455 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Dohan ◽  
Laura Schmidt ◽  
Stuart Henderson
Keyword(s):  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Welfare Reform ◽  
The United States ◽  
Poor People ◽  
Substance Use Problems ◽  
Self Sufficiency ◽  
New Policies ◽  
Drug Problems ◽  
Welfare Workers

In the United States, a trope of “deservingness” shapes policy related to public aid and substance abuse. In recent decades, poor people with substance use problems have increasingly been seen as “undeserving.” Federal welfare reform, passed in the mid-1990s, is an important exemplar of this trend. Welfare reform empowered line workers to directly and indirectly withhold aid from people with substance use problems. This paper uses in-depth interviews with workers to explore their views of these new policies. Workers generally applauded welfare reform's renewed attention to deservingness, including program emphases on client self-sufficiency and personal accountability and policies that time-limited cash aid and mandated working. They felt that these changes allowed them to stop “enabling” substance abuse and to encourage clients with alcohol and drug problems to bootstrap their way into jobs. Workers' embrace of these policy changes appears likely to shape how substance abuse problems are addressed within the welfare system.

Personality Characteristics of Urban and Suburban Heroin Abusers: More Data and another Reply to Sutker and Allain (1973)

1973 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 999-1008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles Sheppard ◽  
Elizabeth Ricca ◽  
John Fracchia ◽  
Sidney Merlis
Keyword(s):  
Life Style ◽  
Dominant Role ◽  
Personality Change ◽  
Personality Characteristics ◽  
Drug Abusers ◽  
Street Life ◽  
Heroin Addicts ◽  
Heroin Abusers ◽  
Free Environment ◽  
Drug Free

Sutker and Allain (1973) suggest that nonincarcerated heroin addicts who are involved in the “street life style” would tend to obtain elevated scores on the Hs, D, Hy and Pd scales of the MMPI. If these findings were cross-validated, then personality descriptions of addicts would have to be modified accordingly. Also, improvement measured by decreases on the Hs and Hy scales soon after entering a drug-free environment may be a result of milieu differences rather than personality change. Four groups of heroin addicts, two hospitalized, urban drug abusers who were free of drug influence at testing (Hospitalized1 and Hospitalized2) were compared with two street addict samples, one from an urban (StreetNARA), the other a suburban (StreetSCNCC) environment. It was hypothesized that both the StreetNARA and StreetSCNCC groups would score significantly higher than the hospitalized groups and that there would be no differences between the hospitalized groups. As was expected, the street samples scored statistically higher on the Hs and Hy scales. However, data for the D and Pd scales failed to cross-validate the Sutker-Allain hypothesis. These data suggest that personality characteristics play a more dominant role in MMPI score elevations than the “street life style.” This contention was also supported by test-retest data on the Hospitalized2 sample measuring the effect of 90 days of hospitalization in a drug-free environment.

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