Recovery Housing Program for Drug Addicts: Work Patterns, Substance Abuse, and Housing Situation After a 6-Month Follow-up

Abstract

The use of psychoactive substances is associated with physical and psychological damage, especially among people in situations of high social vulnerability. Housing programs can provide integrated care to people exposed to social determinants of health. This longitudinal study with residents of a recovery house (N=164, maximum stay of 6 mo) investigated substance use, employment, and housing status. The mean length of stay was 144 days (SD=76.8 d), and most residents had been working for at least 4 consecutive months (n=96; 58.5%); 74.4% of the residents received therapeutic discharge and more than half returned to a stable form of residence. Multivariate analysis showed that previous alcohol use was independently associated with working status [odds ratio (OR)=2.29, 95%; confidence interval (CI), 1.00-5.20, P=0.048]. In a multinomial logistic regression model using treatment length as reference, being currently employed (95% CI, 8.74-62.37, P=0.010), and previous history of nonalcohol use (95% CI, 71.59-5.83, P=0.021) were both associated with longer stay in the recovery house. Housing services can provide effective support for substance use recovery, and our findings highlight the need for integrating health and social care strategies.

Information technologies for resocialization of minors convicted of drug crimes

“…The worldwide analysis of the positive effect in training groups shows that the relations in the families of those being treated in rehabs get quickly and steadily normalized after they complete their rehab courses [9].Many authors report that during group sessions internalization and externalization symptoms typical of drug addicts and their relatives (e. g., painful experiences such as anxiety, fear, depression, somatic disorders) successfully disappear [10]. R.A. Bosso et al points out that it is very important to solve domestic and housing problems for proper resocialization of a drug addict, and we are in complete solidarity with him (2021) [11].…”