Conceptualizing Social Recovery: Recovery Routes of Methamphetamine Users

Boeri, Miriam W.; Gibson, David; Boshears, Paul

doi:10.21428/88de04a1.ce2a8386

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“…Similar to recovery capital, the concept of social recovery draws from social capital theory but with greater focus on social relations (Boeri et al, 2014). Social recovery directs attention to the process of acquiring the skills, resources, and networks that enhance people's ability to live a healthier lifestyle in mainstream society (Boeri, 2013).…”

Section: Social Recoverymentioning

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“…Social recovery directs attention to the process of acquiring the skills, resources, and networks that enhance people's ability to live a healthier lifestyle in mainstream society (Boeri, 2013). Whereas recovery capital was the "sum total of one's resources that can be brought to bear on the initiation and maintenance of substance misuse cessation" Granfield, 2008, p. 1985), social recovery brings the focus back on the relational action of acquiring needed resources by placing less emphasis on individual resources and more on the social and relational processes of recovery (Boeri et al, 2014).…”

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“I don’t know what fun is”: examining the intersection of social capital, social networks, and social recovery

Boeri

Gardner

Gerken

et al. 2016

Drugs and Alcohol Today

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand how people with problematic drug use access positive social capital. Social capital is defined as relations that provide valuable resources to individuals through participation in social networks. People with low socioeconomic status remain at a disadvantage for acquiring positive social capital, a component of recovery capital. The concept of social recovery emphasises the relational processes of recovery. Design/methodology/approach In-depth life history data were collected from 29 individuals who used heroin, cocaine, crack, or methamphetamine for at least five years, have less than a high school education, and unstable employment and housing. Qualitative data were coded for social networks accessed throughout the life course, distinguished by bonding, bridging and linking social capital. Findings Social networks included drug treatment programs; non-drug-using family and friends; religious/spiritual groups; workplace networks, and social clubs/activities. Bonding and/or bridging social capital were acquired through treatment, family and friends, religious/spiritual groups, workplaces, and social clubs. Linking social capital was not acquired through any social networks available, and many barriers to accessing mainstream social networks were found. Limitations This is a small study conducted in the US. Social implications A greater focus on social recovery is needed to achieve sustained recovery for individuals lacking access to and engagement in mainstream social networks. Practical implications Social recovery is proposed as an analytical tool as well as for developing prevention, intervention, and treatment strategies.

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Section: Social Recoverymentioning

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Section: Social Recoverymentioning

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“I don’t know what fun is”: examining the intersection of social capital, social networks, and social recovery

Boeri

Gardner

Gerken

et al. 2016

Drugs and Alcohol Today

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“…Findings from this study show that social reintegration remains problematic, particularly when the roots of drug use have not been addressed and punitive responses have severed ties to social capital. Facilitating access to new social networks is the premise of social capital building (Boeri, Gibson and Boshears 2014; Woodall and Boeri 2014; Zoorab and Salemi 2017; Zschau et al 2015). Grassroots and community-based services can facilitate social capital building by working in collaboration with the “commission” to deinstitutionalize drug treatment (Kahn et al 2019; Mezzina 2018; Rhodes et al 2005).…”

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“…Since new and innovative approaches to reducing the harms of drug use and substance dependence that embody abolitionist philosophies are yet to be fully theorized by scholars, potentially viable options are ideas put forth by those directly impacted (i.e., people who use drugs). Alternative modalities that could be considered abolitionist approaches by scholars incorporating the perspectives of those who use drugs include social recovery (Boeri 2018; Boeri, Gibson, Boshears 2014), acupuncture (Shakur 2018), therapeutic communities (Scott and Gosling 2016. ), art therapy (Aletraris et al, 2014), and Housing-First initiatives (Tsemberis, Gulcar and Nakae 2004; Washington 2018).…”

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Developing a Penal Abolitionist Application to Drug Treatment Drawing from Insider Perspectives and Lived Experiences

Woodall

Boeri

2020

Humanity & Society

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As evidence of a failing war on drugs mounts and a deadly opioid crisis continues, U.S. drug policy is slowly changing to less punitive responses to drug use. Collaborations between treatment programs and law enforcement gained praise from politicians, but concerns regarding the impact of increased surveillance and the rising culture of control call for greater focus on these governing relationships. Framed within an abolitionist perspective, and incorporating insights from successful models of decriminalization in Portugal and deinstitutionalization in Italy, our analysis of in-depth interviews with 117 people who are actively using opioids seeks to understand their perspectives on treatment drawing on lived experiences. Findings reveal a need for a paradigm shift in drug policy as well as treatment practices and increased access to targeted social resources in the community. An application of penal abolition policy requires decriminalizing (or legalizing) drug use and creating commissions composed of community members, peers, and professionals disconnected from the criminal justice system.

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“…The participant-reported strength of the psilocybin-occasioned mystical-type experience has also been strongly associated with reductions in alcohol use and tobacco cessation in clinical trials of psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy for those indications ( 31 , 62 ). Spiritual engagement is a common recovery strategy used by individuals with methamphetamine use disorder ( 63 ), and an experience of spiritual awakening among individuals in Narcotics Anonymous ( N = 527) was associated with lower rates of drug craving ( 64 ). While Narcotics Anonymous is traditionally an abstinence-based program, incorporating psychedelics into a 12-step model for addiction is not a new idea ( 65 ).…”

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Exploring psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy in the treatment of methamphetamine use disorder

Brett

Knock²,

Korthuis³

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Front. Psychiatry

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Methamphetamine use disorder is a chronic relapsing condition associated with substantial mental, physical, and social harms and increasing rates of mortality. Contingency management and psychotherapy interventions are the mainstays of treatment but are modestly effective with high relapse rates, while pharmacological treatments have shown little to no efficacy. Psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy is emerging as a promising treatment for a range of difficult-to-treat conditions, including substance use disorders; however, no studies have yet been published looking at psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy in the treatment of methamphetamine use disorder. Here we review the rationale for psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy as a potential treatment for this indication, and describe practical considerations based on our early experience designing and implementing four separate clinical trials of psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy for methamphetamine use disorder.

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Conceptualizing Social Recovery: Recovery Routes of Methamphetamine Users

Cited by 6 publications

References 23 publications

“I don’t know what fun is”: examining the intersection of social capital, social networks, and social recovery

“I don’t know what fun is”: examining the intersection of social capital, social networks, and social recovery

Developing a Penal Abolitionist Application to Drug Treatment Drawing from Insider Perspectives and Lived Experiences

Exploring psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy in the treatment of methamphetamine use disorder

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