{"id":3690,"date":"2023-07-13T09:18:38","date_gmt":"2023-07-12T23:18:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/abstinence-from-drugs-of-abuse-in-community-based-members-of-narcotics-anonymous\/"},"modified":"2023-07-13T09:18:38","modified_gmt":"2023-07-12T23:18:38","slug":"abstinence-from-drugs-of-abuse-in-community-based-members-of-narcotics-anonymous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/abstinence-from-drugs-of-abuse-in-community-based-members-of-narcotics-anonymous\/","title":{"rendered":"Abstinence From Drugs of Abuse in Community-Based\u00a0Members of Narcotics Anonymous"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Abstinence From Drugs of Abuse in Community-Based&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsad.com\/doi\/full\/10.15288\/jsad.2013.74.349\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Members of Narcotics Anonymous<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Results:&nbsp;<\/strong>Respondents were 71.5% male; the mean age was 38.1 years; 68.2% were White; and the principal&nbsp;drug&nbsp;problems comprised cocaine (28.5%), heroin (27.5%), other opiates (13.4%), methamphetamine (12.9%), alcohol (8.6%), marijuana (6.6%), and other stimulants (2.5%). Eighty-seven percent had prior treatment for a substance use disorder. On average respondents had first encountered NA at age 26.9, they had been&nbsp;abstinent&nbsp;an average of 5.7 years at the time they filled out the questionnaire, and 47.5% had served as sponsors. Ninety-four percent designated themselves as spiritual, and only 29.6% designated themselves as religious.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conclusions:&nbsp;<\/strong>NA offers support for long-term&nbsp;abstinence&nbsp;from diverse misuse of&nbsp;drugs&nbsp;among users of different backgrounds.<\/p>\n<p>(Source:&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsad.com\/doi\/full\/10.15288\/jsad.2013.74.349\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Journal of Studies on Alcohol &amp; Drugs<\/a><\/strong>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Abstinence From Drugs of Abuse in Community-Based&nbsp;Members of Narcotics Anonymous Results:&nbsp;Respondents were 71.5% male; the mean age was 38.1 years; 68.2% were White; and the principal&nbsp;drug&nbsp;problems comprised cocaine (28.5%), heroin (27.5%), other opiates (13.4%), methamphetamine (12.9%), alcohol (8.6%), marijuana (6.6%), and other stimulants (2.5%). Eighty-seven percent had prior treatment for a substance use disorder. 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