Substance use disorders are increasingly viewed as chronic conditions, and addiction
treatment services are beginning to adopt models that were developed to address other …

Advances in positive psychology have grown exponentially over the past decade. The
addictions field has experienced its own growth in a positive direction, embodied by the …

Individuals with a substance use disorder (SUD) often have fewer social support network
resources than those without SUDs. This qualitative study examined the role of social …

As both a concept and a movement,“recovery” is increasingly guiding substance use
disorder (SUD) services and policy. One sign of this change is the emergence of recovery …

Background: Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) has demonstrated efficacy in treating
disorders such as alcohol dependence that are characterized by emotional dysregulation …

BACKGROUND: Quality of life (QOL) is increasingly recognized as central to the broad
construct of recovery in substance abuse services. QOL measures can supplement more …

This study examined the role of hope and community in achieving and/or maintaining a
successful recovery, and their relationships to quality of life for individuals in recovery. The …

Substance use is a perennial public health concern with associated health risks and
economic impacts on society. In this article, we present a selective review of the …

Background: Addictions are highly stigmatized and increasingly construed as biomedical
diseases caused by genes, partly to reduce stigma by deflecting blame. However, genetic …

Introduction: Quality of life and affective outcomes offer a perspective of the burden of
disease experienced by people with substance use disorder. This can be considered an …