Differences Among Substance Abusers in Spain who Recovered with Treatment or on their Own

Author(s)

José Luis Carballo Crespo
José Ramon Fernández-Hermida
Linda Carter Sobell, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow
Mariam Dum
Roberto Secades-Villa
Olaya García-Rodríguez
José Manuel Errasti-Pérez
Susana Alhalabí-Diaz

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-2008

Publication Title

Addictive Behaviors

Volume

33

Issue/Number

1

First Page

94

ISSN

0306-4603

Last Page

105

Abstract/Excerpt

This exploratory study compared the differences among substance abusers in Spain who recovered with treatment or on their own. Advertisements were used to recruit 58 individuals (29 self-changers and 29 treatment-changers) who had had problems with alcohol or drugs, and who had been recovered for at least one year. The groups differed significantly in severity of dependence, psychiatric treatment prior to recovery, and coping strategies to maintain recovery. Consistent with previous studies, those who had recovered through treatment had a more serious substance use history than those who changed on their own. In addition, social support was associated with maintenance of change for both groups. These findings parallel those for English-speaking populations.

DOI

10.1016/j.addbeh.2007.07.013

NSUWorks Citation

Carballo Crespo, J. L., Fernández-Hermida, J. R., Sobell, L. C., Dum, M., Secades-Villa, R., García-Rodríguez, O., Errasti-Pérez, J. M., Alhalabí-Diaz, S. (2008). Differences Among Substance Abusers in Spain who Recovered with Treatment or on their Own. Addictive Behaviors, 33(1), 94-105.
Available at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cps_facarticles/104