1. Personal strengths and resources that people use in their recovery from persistent substance use disorder.
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Beaulieu, Myriam, Bertrand, Karine, Tremblay, Joël, Lemaitre, André, and Jauffret-Roustide, Marie
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SUBSTANCE abuse , *MEDICAL care use , *SOCIAL capital , *INTROSPECTION , *HEALTH literacy , *RESEARCH funding , *QUALITATIVE research , *INTERVIEWING , *SEX distribution , *SOCIOECONOMIC factors , *PSYCHOLOGY of drug abusers , *THEMATIC analysis , *FINANCIAL stress , *CONVALESCENCE , *PATIENTS' attitudes , *SELF-perception - Abstract
Background: The concept of recovery capital refers to the sum of resources that a person has available to initiate and continue a recovery process. This concept has not been greatly explored with people with persistent substance use disorder (SUD), whose recovery is often quite long. Method: We conducted 19 qualitative interviews with 19 people (9 men, 10 women) with persistent SUD to understand the personal strengths they use in their recovery. A gender-differentiated thematic analysis of the transcripts was conducted. Findings: The analysis paints a portrait of people who, despite their difficulties, managed to use their skills and develop new ones to confront their problems: introspection, perseverance, self-belief, knowledge about recovery, etc. For women in particular, the ability to assert themselves appears to have been a survival tool in their trajectory. For most of the participants, material and financial resources were most lacking in their recovery process. Faced with a precarious financial situation, several women spoke of the need to get organized and be proactive in finding ways to support themselves. Conclusion: Contrary to a deficit-focused perspective, the concept of recovery capital leads us to focus on what is going well in these people's lives. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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