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Factors associated with frequency of 12-step attendance by drug abuse clients
(Facteurs associés à la fréquence de suivi du programme de soins en douze étapes par les patients usagers de drogues)
Auteur(s) :
BROWN, B. S. ;
OGRADY, K. E. ;
FARRELL, E. V. ;
FLECHNER, I. S. ;
NURCO, D. N.
Année :
2001
Page(s) :
147-160
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Domaine :
Alcool / Alcohol ; Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology)
Thésaurus mots-clés
ALCOOLIQUES ANONYMES
;
NARCOTIQUES ANONYMES
;
ENTRAIDE
;
OBSERVANCE DU TRAITEMENT
;
FACTEUR DE PROTECTION
;
TRAJECTOIRE
Note générale :
American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse (The), 2001, 27, (1), 147-160
Résumé :
Comparison was made of treatment clients attending Narcotics Anonymous and/or Alcoholics Anonymous meetings less than weekly (n = 41) with treatment clients attending meetings at least three times a week (n = 30). The frequent attendees (attending an average of 30.6 meetings monthly) differed from non- and infrequent attendees (attending an average of 0.4 meetings monthly) in terms of histories of greater lifetime drug use, more arrests and treatment experiences, and an earlier age of first use of alcohol. Although the frequent attender was also older, age was not found to influence the differences found between groups. Measures of religiosity, use of community services, and support from others for recovery and psychological functioning, other than ratings of the helpfulness of 12-Step, were not differentiated among groups. The findings suggest that 12-Step groups are more likely to be selected by clients with more severe histories of drug use and criminal activity, i.e., those most in need of the support to behavior change those groups provide. The role of treatment programs in facilitating the use of 12-Step groups is discussed. (Author' s abstract)
Affiliation :
Social Research Center, 1229 West Mt Royal Ave., Baltimore, MD 21217
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.