{"id":3507,"date":"2023-02-16T14:31:09","date_gmt":"2023-02-16T03:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/how-does-social-support-affect-recovery-from-opioid-use-disorder\/"},"modified":"2023-02-16T14:31:09","modified_gmt":"2023-02-16T03:31:09","slug":"how-does-social-support-affect-recovery-from-opioid-use-disorder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/how-does-social-support-affect-recovery-from-opioid-use-disorder\/","title":{"rendered":"How Does Social Support Affect Recovery from Opioid Use Disorder?\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">The aim of this study was to better understand the role of social networks in maintaining recovery from opioid use disorder (OUD). Researchers completed longitudinal surveys (2 surveys, 3 months apart) with 106 adults receiving medications for OUD in Delaware who planned to disclose their substance use, treatment, or recovery to a person in their life. Surveys assessed the degree of social support provided, and closeness to\u2014and history of shared substance use with\u2014the person to whom they disclosed.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Participants who disclosed to someone with whom they felt close had increased commitment to recovery. This was stronger among individuals whose close contacts provided higher social support.<br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Disclosure to someone with whom participants had previously used substances was associated with decreased commitment to recovery.<br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><i>Comments<\/i>: Social networks and relationships can influence recovery. This study demonstrates that disclosing substance use, treatment, or recovery to a highly supportive and close person\u2014without a shared substance use history\u2014may be beneficial to recovery.<\/p>\n<p>Elizabeth A. Samuels, MD, MPH, MHS&nbsp;<i>Reference<\/i>: Brousseau NM, Karpyn A, Laurenceau JP, et al.&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/36136434\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0563c1;\">The impacts of social support and relationship characteristics on commitment to sobriety among people in opioid use disorder recovery<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #333333;\">.&nbsp;<i>J Stud Alcohol Drugs<\/i>. 2022 Sep;83(5):646\u2013652.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The aim of this study was to better understand the role of social networks in maintaining recovery from opioid use disorder (OUD). 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