“Drugs was My Solution -- My Problem was Life”: Heroin Addiction and the Life Course Perspective

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Title: “Drugs was My Solution -- My Problem was Life”: Heroin Addiction and the Life Course Perspective
Author: Kayli Fisher; Margaret M. Manoogian; Stephanie Hoover
Faculty Sponsor: Margaret M. Manoogian
Abstract: Heroin and other opiate dependencies affect individual users, interpersonal relationships, and communities. The purpose of this qualitative study was to better understand risk factors of heroin dependence by examining the life course paths of individuals who have been through addiction, treatment, and are currently in recovery. In-depth interviews were conducted with five participants in recovery. Participant narratives suggest that early childhood experiences, specifically parental abuse and social rejection, combined with substance abuse as a model for coping, influenced the development of addiction. Social support and self-awareness during and after treatment were effective components of sustaining recovery.
Subject: Psychology; Substance Abuse and Addiction; Heroin; drugs; addiction; recovery
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Type: Text
volume: 5
Date Published: 5/31/2016
Note: Margaret M. Manoogian
Alternative Title: Heroin Addiction
Identifier: pure/vol5/iss1/2
Language: eng