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The Effects Of Family Functioning And Tangible Support On Treatment Outcomes In An Opioid Addicted Population, Nathasha N. Cole
The Effects Of Family Functioning And Tangible Support On Treatment Outcomes In An Opioid Addicted Population, Nathasha N. Cole
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The effects of family functioning and tangible support from family members are examined in an opiate addicted population. The study specifically assessed drug use, self-efficacy, and quality of life as treatment outcomes of interest. There have been mixed findings in the literature in regards to how families influence rehabilitation from substance use. Specially, previous research has shown that families can further patients’ recovery, while other findings have shown that families can impede patients’ recovery from substance use. The aim of this study was to analyze potentially contributing factors related to the family system, to gain a stronger understanding of how …