Background: Recovery from a substance use disorder involves various supports addressing
multiple interrelated factors. Recovery capital (RC) is a lens that could help identify distinct …

A number of definitions exist for the concept of “recovery” in both the substance use disorder
(SUD) and mental health (MH) fields. Previous attempts to define recovery have not reached …

Abstract Background The international Life In Recovery (LiR) surveys have provided an
important message to the public and policy makers about the reality of change from …

Background There is growing evidence on the importance of a gendered understanding of
recovery. Gender differences have been reported in relation to the nature and extent of …

Abstract 'New recovery'has become an increasingly prominent feature of alcohol and other
drug policy and treatment responses. Research has been an important site in the …

Women's heavy drinking is often rooted in trauma and histories of abuse, while socio-
cultural factors affect both the initiation of use as well as pathways to recovery. Research has …

Recovery is now the defining feature of UK drug and alcohol policy. Despite this policy
emphasis, little attention has been paid to the lived experience of those in recovery. Instead …

Recovery from substance use addiction is a socially mediated process, with the formation of
pro-social networks and engagement in community resources acting as catalysts for growth …

Background It is increasingly accepted that a view of policy as a rational process of fitting
evidence-based means to rationally justified ends is inadequate for understanding the …

The voices of women in recovery have long been absent in treatment studies and addiction
recovery debates. Available qualitative research primarily applies interview and focus group …