The Many Roles of Social Workers in the Prevention and Treatment of Alcohol and Drug Addiction: A Major Health and Social Problem Affecting Individuals, Families, and Society

Playing the Second Fiddle - The Experiences, Challenges and Coping Strategies of Concerned Significant Others of Partners With a Substance Use Disorder: Informing Social Work Interventions

“…At the initial stages of a recovery process the CSO is not aware or does not acknowledge his or her own needs for intervention and recovery. This corroborates the findings in the literature that CSOs are an important adjunct to a substance-addicted partner's treatment, becoming agents of change in their attempts to facilitate and assist an SUD in maintaining sobriety (Daley & Feit, 2013;Denning, 2010;Peled & Sacks, 2008).…”

“…In the role of playing second fiddle, the CSO partner in most instances acts as the "personal assistant" to help achieve an acceptable treatment outcome for the partner with the SUD (Copello et al, 2005;Wilson et al, 2017). The involvement of CSOs in the treatment regime is principally "for the sake of the person with the SUD" by supporting them during treatment to regain sobriety, and also after the completion of the treatment intervention to maintain their sobriety (Daley & Feit, 2013). By implication, the involvement of the non-using partners is focused on restoring the balance within the family system and assisting with the creation of an enabling environment that would facilitate maintaining sobriety and preventing relapse (Denning, 2010; Lewis, Dana & Blevins, 2011).…”

Advancing Indigenous Research Sovereignty: Public Administration Trends and the Opportunity for Meaningful Conversations in Canadian Research Governance

“…Another important criticism of NPM is that it fails to adequately govern in the face of increasing competing norms and values, interorganizational and trans-boundary contexts, and governance fragmentation (Koppenjan & Koliba, 2013;Osborne, 2010;Rhodes, 1997). The identification of "wicked" social problems-those that are unbounded, intractable, and/or unpredictable (Head & Alford, 2015)-signals a recognition of the complexity of many issues faced by society, such as food insecurity, poverty, and addiction (Candel, 2014;Daley & Feit, 2013;Head, 2018).…”

Role of Social Workers in the Rehabilitation of Addiction at Correctional Facilities Centers in Karachi, Pakistan

“…Such problems are identified as social anxiety, stresses, mental disorders, depression, frustration, and even insomnia as well. In order to overcome these problems, abusers tend to consume drugs excessively that lessens their loneliness while improves mental stability at large (Daley, Dennis and Marvin, 2013). The patients use drugs in a consistent pattern to seek relief so that they can perform their activities and responsibilities without any inconvenience.…”

“…Among these drugs, Narcotics is one of the substances that is used in medical practices while it is not legally available for personal use without the permission or prescription of a physician. Such types of drugs are commonly taken by individuals for a number of reasons and thus, when its rate of consumption increases, a person is likely to become addicted (Daley, Dennis and Marvin, 2013). Basically, the term "addiction" is known to have unmanageable background that has harmful effects when it is not controlled in right time.…”