Many recovering substance users report quitting drugs because they wanted a better life.
The road of recovery is the path to a better life but a challenging and stressful path for most …

Many recovering persons report quitting their drug use because they are “sick and tired” of
the drug life. Recovery is the path to a better life, but that path is often challenging and …

This study explored possible relationships between the variables of time in AA, level of
spirituality, level of contentment with life, and stressors encountered in the past year. Three …

In this article, the authors present a brief review of the literature on the program of Alcoholics
Anonymous with particular emphasis on data pertinent to how individuals" work the …

Objective: Although recovery increasingly guides substance use disorder services and
policy, definitions of recovery continue to lack specificity, thereby hindering measure …

The purpose of this study was to measure spiritual well-being (SWB), private religious
practices (PRP), positive religious coping, abstinence self-efficacy (AASE), affiliation with AA …

This paper reviews empirical studies conducted on the role of spirituality and religiosity (S/R)
characteristics in 12-step recovery among program members followed up after substance …

Objective: This descriptive and exploratory study investigated change in alcoholics'
spirituality and/or religiousness (S/R) from treatment entry to 6 months later and whether …

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and other 12-step programs are widely employed in the
addiction rehabilitation community. It is therefore important for researchers and clinicians to …

Background: Emerging evidence implies a role for spirituality in recovery from substance
abuse. The current study examines the hypothesis that spiritual change helps mediate (or …