Peer Support for Substance Use Disorders

Knight, Rachel N.

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“…The wide reach of the internet also means that young people can connect with support-givers from various backgrounds. These interactions can be with professionals in specific areas (e.g., medical doctors [50]), trained support specialists (e.g., people recovered from substance abuse [34]), or peers they may otherwise encounter in school or other parts of daily life [44]. Now, a new evolution of technology is entering the landscape of online support -Artificial Intelligence (AI) -and young people are picking it up fast.…”

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The Role of AI in Peer Support for Young People: A Study of Preferences for Human- and AI-Generated Responses

Young,

Jawara,

Nguyen

et al. 2024

Proceedings of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) is integrated into everyday technology, including news, education, and social media. AI has further pervaded private conversations as conversational partners, auto-completion, and response suggestions. As social media becomes young people's main method of peer support exchange, we need to understand when and how AI can facilitate and assist in such exchanges in a beneficial, safe, and socially appropriate way. We asked 622 young people to complete an online survey and evaluate blinded human-and AI-generated responses to help-seeking messages. We found that participants preferred the AI-generated response to situations about relationships, self-expression, and physical health. However, when addressing a sensitive topic, like suicidal thoughts, young people preferred the human response. We also discuss the role of training in online peer support exchange and its implications for supporting young people's well-being. Disclaimer: This paper includes sensitive topics, including suicide ideation. Reader discretion is advised. CCS CONCEPTS• Human-centered computing → Empirical studies in HCI; Empirical studies in collaborative and social computing; Natural language interfaces; Social media; • Social and professional topics → Adolescents.

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The Role of AI in Peer Support for Young People: A Study of Preferences for Human- and AI-Generated Responses

Young,

Jawara,

Nguyen

et al. 2024

Proceedings of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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‘Best of luck on your journey to healing’

Ceuterick

Declercq

2022

Communication & Medicine

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In many countries, including Belgium and the Netherlands, dependence on benzodiazepines (BZDs) is a medical and social issue, and, for long-term users who want to taper off, doing so remains a personal challenge. For these users, online contexts such as forums can be a place to discuss this experience and look for practical and moral support among former users and fellow users trying to reduce or stop BZD use. This paper aims to shed light on the discourses of a Dutch-language benzodiazepine withdrawal forum, examining 133 forum threads (41,516 words). We take a corpus-based approach that combines frequency analyses with qualitative discourse analysis. We explore how the users extensively share lived, experiential knowledge of using and reducing medication and, in doing so, engage with domain-specific biomedical jargon. As such they discursively construct specialised expertise and a medical(ised), health professional-like expert identity, both in relation to their own situation, but also in interaction with other forum members, as advisors to each other. The forum thus not only serves as a site for emotional peer support, but also as a site for detailed informational support on tapering, which is traditionally offered by health professionals. This is especially pervasive, as many forum users also express indignation about the medical establishment and its lack of institutional knowledge support in the process of tapering off.

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Navigating Parenting Challenges

Singha

2024

Advances in Early Childhood and K-12 Education

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A comprehensive and collaborative approach involving institutions, mental health professionals, parents, and educators is imperative in addressing adolescent addiction. Stakeholders make valuable contributions to the recovery process by engaging in coordinated treatment, fostering open communication, providing family counselling, addressing educational and emotional needs, and cultivating supportive environments. The collective endeavour promotes resilience, thereby guaranteeing immediate and enduring achievements. The convergence of shared responsibilities, ongoing support, and comprehension of the intricate nature of adolescent addiction generates a formidable catalyst for constructive transformation. The collective endeavour provides families and adolescents with optimism, restoration, and a more promising trajectory.

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Peer Support for Substance Use Disorders

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The Role of AI in Peer Support for Young People: A Study of Preferences for Human- and AI-Generated Responses

The Role of AI in Peer Support for Young People: A Study of Preferences for Human- and AI-Generated Responses

‘Best of luck on your journey to healing’

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