A focus-group study on spirituality and substance-user treatment spirituality and substance-user treatment

Adrienne J. Heinz; Elizabeth R. Disney; David H. Epstein; Louise A. Glezen; Pamela I. Clark; Kenzie L. Preston

doi:10.3109/10826080903035130

A focus-group study on spirituality and substance-user treatment spirituality and substance-user treatment

Adrienne J. Heinz, Elizabeth R. Disney, David H. Epstein, Louise A. Glezen, Pamela I. Clark, Kenzie L. Preston

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Focus groups were conducted in 2005-2006 with 25 urban methadone-maintained outpatients to examine beliefs about the role of spirituality in addiction and its appropriateness in formal treatment. Thematic analyses suggested that spirituality and religious practices suffered in complex ways during active addiction, but went "hand in hand" with recovery. Participants agreed that integration of a voluntary spiritual discussion group into formal treatment would be preferable to currently available alternatives. One limitation was that all participants identified as strongly spiritual. Studies of more diverse samples will help guide the development and evaluation of spiritually based interventions in formal treatment.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	134-153
Number of pages	20
Journal	Substance Use and Misuse
Volume	45
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3109/10826080903035130
State	Published - 2010
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Focus groups
Methadone
Religion
Spirituality
Substance dependence, recovery

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Health(social science)
Medicine (miscellaneous)
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Psychiatry and Mental health

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