Substance Abuse

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Running head: BENEFITS OF SPIRITUALITY IN SUBSTANCE ABUSE RECOVERY

Benefits of Spirituality in Substance Abuse Recovery

and

Relapse Prevention

Merry Boatright

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Abstract

Substance abuse is a tremendous strain on families today. Efforts to understand a successful recovery are needed. The necessity in a recovery program is the importance of spirituality. Powers greater than one self either influence or do not influence lives and destinies. The results clearly indicate the existence of spiritual need and ignored increases the probability of a person relapsing. Some investigators indicate that participants who embrace some spirituality in the recovery process have greater success and maintain sobriety. Understanding the nature of human development is a complex task and when religious and spiritual variables and understanding are added, a recovery program can and will be a success.

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Annotated Bibliography

Carroll, J. F., Mack, S. E., McGinley, J. J., (2000). Exploring the Expressed Spiritual Needs and

Concerns of Drug-Dependent Males in Modified, Therapeutic Community Treatment.

Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly, Vol. 18

This study was done by using two hundred males in an inner city environment for

spiritual concerns. This study identified the need.

Coyle, C., Crum, R. M., Ford, D. E., (2006). Associations Between Spirituality and Substance

Abuse Symptoms in the Baltimore Epidemiologic Catchment Area. Journal of Addictive Diseases, 25, 125-132.

This journal provides evidence that participants who embrace some facet of spirituality during recovery may have greater success in maintaining sobriety.

Brenneis, M. J., (2002). Understandings, Definitions, and Experiences of Clergy in

Residential Psychiatric Treatment. Counseling and Values, 46, 84 – 94.

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