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Exploring Stages Of Recovery From Crack Cocaine Addiction, Zeb Stuart Regan
Exploring Stages Of Recovery From Crack Cocaine Addiction, Zeb Stuart Regan
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Crack cocaine users need efficacious treatment options to address triggers and cravings for the drug. The purpose of this qualitative, multiple case study was to explore the recovery narratives of 3 purposefully selected substance abuse counselors who were once addicted to crack cocaine and whether or not these narratives fit within the 5 stages of the transtheoretical model of change (TTM). The TTM was used in this study to explore the stages of change in those with prior addiction regarding the motivational strategies needed to promote change. Data collected in face to face interviews were organized using thematic content analysis …
Policy Implications And Perceptions Of African American Men Who Used Ritalin As Children, Divine Ayivor
Policy Implications And Perceptions Of African American Men Who Used Ritalin As Children, Divine Ayivor
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Even though there are high diagnosis rates of ADHD among young African American
men, policy makers and parents have largely viewed the use of Ritalin as a psychotrop
ic
drug that raises public health concerns. African American parents may be reluctant to
treat their children pharmacologically. Very few studies have fully explored the
perceptions of African American men
about the consequences of their
Ritalin
use
as
chi
ldren. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the experiences of African
American men who used Ritalin as children
so that
policy makers
and
parents of children
with ADHD
might
better …
Factors Associated With Harm Reduction Model Use Among Substance Abuse Counselors, Tiffany Madden
Factors Associated With Harm Reduction Model Use Among Substance Abuse Counselors, Tiffany Madden
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Drug overdose death rates in the United States have more than tripled since 1990 with more than 36,000 dying in 2008. In 2007 the estimated cost of drug use to U.S. society due to lost productivity, increased health care, and criminal justice costs was over $193 billion. Previous researchers have found that harm reduction is a viable treatment option within the field of addiction. The guiding premise in the harm reduction approach is that all people can achieve improved psychological and physiological health even if they are unable to be substance-free. However, there remains an important gap in the current …