A Community Study of Natural Change Across the Addictions

McCartney, John

doi:10.3109/16066359609005564

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“…Additional qualitative perspectives have proven to be beneficial in the field of substance abuse. In a qualitative study of addictive behaviors, McCartney (1996) found that when participants were asked about how they changed to be free from addictive behaviors, they often answered why they made the decision to make the change. This is an important distinction because while the how is important in getting a person to treatment, without 1224 understanding the why, we will not fully understand their motivations.…”

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A Qualitative Exploration of Individuals’ Motivators for Seeking Substance User Treatment

Andrews

Kramer

Klumper³

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Substance Use & Misuse

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Substance abuse continues to greatly impact the US population. The purpose of this study is to improve understanding of the reasons why individuals seek substance user treatment. Qualitative interviews were conducted with 50 men (n = 25) and women (n = 25) across eight substance user treatment programs in Durham, North Carolina, in 2010. We identify six motivating themes regarding reasons for seeking treatment and explore how these themes vary by the participants' mode of entry into treatment. Findings provide a holistic understanding of how and why individuals come into treatment that can enhance the quality and impact of substance user services.

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A Qualitative Exploration of Individuals’ Motivators for Seeking Substance User Treatment

Andrews

Kramer

Klumper³

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Substance Use & Misuse

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“…For each drug type, the most commonly endorsed reason for change involved some form of cognitive evaluation of whether the drug use was still worthwhile. A study by McCartney (1996) explored the natural history of various addictions in a community sample, including participants who had changed their smoking or drinking. For former smokers, the most commonly endorsed reasons for change were health, financial concerns, humiliation for lacking selfcontrol, and family pressure.…”

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Why do People Stop Their Drug Use? Results from a General Population Sample

Cunningham¹,

Koski-Jännes²,

Toneatto³

1999

Contemporary Drug Problems

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This paper describes results from a pilot study that assessed the reasons for change provided by former drug users in a representative sample of the general population. As part of a random digit dialing telephone survey, people were asked about their past use of cannabis, cocaine/crack, tobacco and alcohol. In a series of open-ended questions, participants who had stopped their consumption of the drug (or reduced it to moderate levels for alcohol) were asked what had led them to stop (or reduce) their consumption. Reasons for change among this representative sample are presented along with comparisons across different drugs.

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“…Este instrumento consta de 4 factores bien diferenciados (pensamiento positivo, pensamiento negativo, distracción y evitación) y ha mostrado una buena consistencia interna y validez de constructo,. Además, se incluyó un instrumento de 23 ítems, Maintenance factors (Factores de Mantenimiento), que se corresponden con los factores que más influyen en el mantenimiento del cambio en la recuperación natural según estudios previos de recuperación natural como cambios en factores familiares, de salud, laborales o legales (Blomqvist, 1999;McCartney, 1996;Sobell et al, 1992;Sobell et al, 1993;Toneatto, Sobell, Sobell y Rubel, 1999).…”

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Determinantes de la recuperación de los problemas de alcohol en sujetos tratados y no tratados en una muestra española

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Este estudio comparó el proceso de recuperación entre dos grupos de recuperados de problemas de alcohol, uno que se había recuperado con tratamiento y otro recuperado sin tratamiento. Mediante anuncios en prensa y otras estrategias de reclutamiento se captaron 32 (16 tratados y 16 autocambiadores) participantes españoles que habían tenido problemas de consumo de alcohol y que en la actualidad llevaban 1 año o más recuperados. Los participantes fueron evaluados en una única sesión a cerca de la historia de uso y recuperación. Los resultados mostraron diferencias significativas entre los dos grupos en variables tales como el grado de dependencia, el tipo de recuperación y las estrategias de afrontamiento utilizadas en el mantenimiento de la recuperación. Como en estudios previos, la presión y el apoyo desde la familia de la persona y el entorno social juegan un papel importante en la recuperación y el mantenimiento, especialmente entre los tratados. Estos resultados son muy similares a los encontrados en investigaciones previas en población angloparlante.Palabras clave : dependencia, alcohol, abstinencia, recuperación natural, adicción. Determinantes de la recuperación de los problemas de alcohol en sujetos tratados y no tratados en una muestra española José Luis CarbaLLo*; José ramón Fernández-Hermida**; roberto seCades-ViLLa**; oLaya GarCía-rodríGuez*** ABSTRACTThis study compared the recovery process of two groups of alcohol abusers in Spain, one that had recovered with treatment and one that had recovered without treatment. Using advertisements and other recruitment strategies, 32 Spanish participants (16 treatment-seekers and 16 self-changers) were recruited, all of whom had had problems with alcohol consumption and had recovered 1 year or more previously. Participants were interviewed on a single occasion about their alcohol use history and recovery. Results showed that the two groups differed significantly in variables such as degree of dependence, type of recovery, and coping strategies used in the maintenance of recovery. As in previous research, pressure and support from the person's family and social circle played an important role in recovery and maintenance, especially for the treatment-seekers. These results are highly similar to those found in studies with English-speaking populations.

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A Community Study of Natural Change Across the Addictions

Cited by 14 publications

References 20 publications

A Qualitative Exploration of Individuals’ Motivators for Seeking Substance User Treatment

A Qualitative Exploration of Individuals’ Motivators for Seeking Substance User Treatment

Why do People Stop Their Drug Use? Results from a General Population Sample

Determinantes de la recuperación de los problemas de alcohol en sujetos tratados y no tratados en una muestra española

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