recovery

Recovery 101

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Recovery from a substance use disorder is defined as a process of improved physical, psychological, and social well-being and health after having suffered from a substance-related condition. The recovery research institute has put together...

Recovery Pathways Online Course

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This online course introduces the science of addiction recovery and looks at the evidence on recovery pathways in Europe. Recovery Pathways has a particular focus on gender differences in how people recover and what happens at different...

Recovery Support: Reading List

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Recovery is a process that often takes significant time and effort to achieve and maintain. Here you will find a selection of resources and pieces of research relating to the topic of recovery support. You can also join the ISSUP recovery...

Current Scientific Evidence About Mutual Help Groups

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This presentation summarizes the current evidence about the effectiveness of mutual help groups and the mechanisms of action in these groups, including AA, SMART, LifeRing, and WFS. AA is comparably effective to well-implemented CBT. The evidence so far suggests that the other groups are comparably effective to AA. Further studies are in progress.