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A Folk Model of Treatment Readiness Among Drug Users in Ohio

Year: 2007

Type: article

Abstract: Despite the benefits of substance abuse treatment, only a small proportion of drug users enter treatment. Understanding "readiness" is critical for engaging drug users in treatment and for involving them in the recovery process. This paper reports on ethnographic interviews conducted with 35 active drug users as they were entering treatment services, to describe how they perceive readiness for treatment. Drug users expressed readiness for treatment in terms reflective of twelve step programs, a folk model of treatment. A better understanding of drug users' perceptions can help to inform interventions designed to improve readiness for treatment.

Source: Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse

DOI: 10.1300/j233v06n02_03

Authors: Cristina Redko, Robert G. Carlson, Richard C. Rapp

Institution: Wright State University

Language: English

Topic: Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute on Drug Abuse