Trying to understand why recovery from substance abuse works for some and not others, I began a journey into article research to see if there is evidence to show what works when people are trying to get off drugs. The idea that somebody can just wake up one day and be done isn’t realistic. To have the best chances of success, to become free from substance abuse or addiction, one must encompass a lifestyle of changes. To include, finding support, attending meetings, incorporate spirituality into their lives, and some may need medicated assisted treatment. Whether it is a combination of things or just a couple, it takes more than just saying, I want to stop. The articles I chose have a little bit of everything in regards to recovery from substance
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The literature reviewed for the article supports the idea that there is a spiritual change needed, but not to focus on the idea that spiritual is defined by the traditional experience but rather a “significant redirection of life defining attachments.” (as cited in Stewart & Koeske, 2005). Amongst several listed, two of the presented articles to support the authors are Spirtitual Chance in Treatment of Substance Dependence include citations from Bateson, and Steps toward an ecology of the mind by Fowler, J.W. In the study, the following testing instruments were used: the Multidimensional Measurement of Religiousness/Spirituality (MMRS), The Spiritual Well-Being Scale (SWB) and The Religious Orientation Scale (ROS) and test 70 clients from two separate 12 step substance abuse treatment programs. Of the participants there were two samples used, both volunteer treatment clients and mandated treatment clients. The results conclude that, “the overall spirituality of most clients appears to have changed significantly during the course of treatment” (Stewart & Koeske, 2005) The limitations were that there was no significant way to know which one helped which one, meaning, whether treatment itself helped increased spirituality or whether increased spirituality helped complete treatment; ultimately to be successful with gaining recovery from substance abuse (Stewart & Koeske, 2005). This supports my thesis in that; it takes more than just treatment to be successful. Treatment and spirituality are both common in people recovering from substance
The literature reviewed for the article supports the idea that there is a spiritual change needed, but not to focus on the idea that spiritual is defined by the traditional experience but rather a “significant redirection of life defining attachments.” (as cited in Stewart & Koeske, 2005). Amongst several listed, two of the presented articles to support the authors are Spirtitual Chance in Treatment of Substance Dependence include citations from Bateson, and Steps toward an ecology of the mind by Fowler, J.W. In the study, the following testing instruments were used: the Multidimensional Measurement of Religiousness/Spirituality (MMRS), The Spiritual Well-Being Scale (SWB) and The Religious Orientation Scale (ROS) and test 70 clients from two separate 12 step substance abuse treatment programs. Of the participants there were two samples used, both volunteer treatment clients and mandated treatment clients. The results conclude that, “the overall spirituality of most clients appears to have changed significantly during the course of treatment” (Stewart & Koeske, 2005) The limitations were that there was no significant way to know which one helped which one, meaning, whether treatment itself helped increased spirituality or whether increased spirituality helped complete treatment; ultimately to be successful with gaining recovery from substance abuse (Stewart & Koeske, 2005). This supports my thesis in that; it takes more than just treatment to be successful. Treatment and spirituality are both common in people recovering from substance