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JOURNAL OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT
Volume 41, Issue 1, Pages 37-44Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2011.01.010
Keywords
12-Step involvement; Self-efficacy for abstinence; Abstinence; Alcoholics Anonymous; Narcotics Anonymous; Oxford House
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- NIDA NIH HHS [R01 DA013231-01A1, R01 DA019935, DA13231, R01 DA013231] Funding Source: Medline
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A longitudinal analysis was conducted among a U.S. national sample of persons affiliated with Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous living in self-run recovery homes (Oxford Houses). Categorical involvement in a set of 12-step activities (i.e., having a sponsor, reading 12-step literature, doing service mirk, and calling other members for help) and averaged summary scores of involvement were examined in relation to abstinence and sell-efficacy for abstinence. Participants who were categorically involved in all 12-step activities reported significantly higher levels of abstinence and self-efficacy for abstinence at 1 year compared with those who were less involved, whereas averaged summary scores of involvement were not a significant predictor of abstinence. Participants' number of days in Oxford Houses, but not rates of 12-step meeting attendance, was significantly related to increased abstinence. Findings suggest that categorical involvement in a number of 12-step activities equip persons with substance use disorders with resources for ongoing recovery. (C) 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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