{"id":2859,"date":"2021-05-17T17:41:55","date_gmt":"2021-05-17T07:41:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/prevalence-and-pathways-of-recovery-from-drug-and-alcohol-problems-in-the-united-states-population-implications-for-practice-research-and-policy\/"},"modified":"2021-05-17T17:41:55","modified_gmt":"2021-05-17T07:41:55","slug":"prevalence-and-pathways-of-recovery-from-drug-and-alcohol-problems-in-the-united-states-population-implications-for-practice-research-and-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/prevalence-and-pathways-of-recovery-from-drug-and-alcohol-problems-in-the-united-states-population-implications-for-practice-research-and-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Prevalence and pathways of recovery from drug and alcohol problems in the United States population: Implications for practice, research, and policy  \u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/b0eNyZhiLUY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/study-image.jpg\" alt=\"study image\" width=\"350\" height=\"218\" style=\"margin: 0px 40px 30px 30px; float: right;\" \/><\/a>Background:<\/em> Alcohol and other drug (AOD) problems confer a global, prodigious burden of disease, disability, and premature mortality. Even so, little is known regarding how, and by what means, individuals successfully resolve AOD problems. Greater knowledge would inform policy and guide service provision.<\/p>\n<p><em>Method:<\/em> Probability-based survey of US adult population estimating: 1) AOD problem resolution prevalence; 2) lifetime use of \u201cassisted\u201d (i.e., treatment\/medication, recovery services\/mutual help) vs. \u201cunassisted\u201d resolution pathways; 3) correlates of assisted pathway use. Participants (response = 63.4% of 39,809) responding \u201cyes\u201d to, \u201cDid you use to have a problem with alcohol or drugs but no longer do?\u201d assessed on substance use, clinical histories, problem resolution.<\/p>\n<p><em>Conclusions:<\/em> Tens of millions of Americans have successfully resolved an AOD problem using a variety of traditional and non-traditional means. Findings suggest a need for a broadening of the menu of self-change and community-based options that can facilitate and support long-term AOD problem resolution.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC6076174\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"button\">For complete research<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Recovery Research: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/2021\/05\/03\/people-recover-from-addiction-they-also-go-on-to-do-good-things\/\">\u201cPeople can and do recover from drug addiction, and what\u2019s more go on to do good things!\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Background: Alcohol and other drug (AOD) problems confer a global, prodigious burden of disease, disability, and premature mortality. Even so, little is known regarding how, and by what means, individuals successfully resolve AOD problems. Greater knowledge would inform policy and guide service provision. 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