This paper evolved from previous research on women's experience of addiction and
recovery. The original study was based on detailed semi-structured interviews analysed …

When the philosopher MacIntyre (1984) said that human beings,'are story telling animals',
he expressed an assumption at the heart of narrative theory, and when the writer and poet …

Aims. The purpose of this study was to look for the ways in which people who have
recovered from various addictions understand and present their change process. Materials …

In addiction research it is imperative to explore, not only motivations that precipitate drug use
and abuse, but also the changes which take place in the social environment that enable …

The paper develops a critical reflection on the fabulative filmic collaboration with a
participant suffering from heroin addiction and creates a line of flight from the dominant …

Addiction is often thought about in terms of cause, be that brain chemistry, attachment
patterns or cognitive schemas. But this does not allow an understanding of what addiction" …

This article explores the ways that individuals experience recovery from gambling problems.
Arguing against reductive, bio-medical models of addiction, we adopt a broadly interpretive …

Sociological accounts of the process of recovery from dependent drug use have
emphasised the importance of the individual constructing a non-addict identity for …

This article presents an in-depth study illuminating how experiences of addiction and
accompanying feelings, thoughts and expressions appear to the participant in the context of …

This chapter is about being a drug user or an alcoholic, as well as trying not to be one.
Examining personal stories of people at different stages between addiction and recovery will …