Grief and Recovery: The Prevalence of Grief and Loss in Substance Abuse Treatment |
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| Authors: | Susan R. Furr W. Derrick Johnson Carol Sloan Goodall |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of CounselingUniversity of North Carolina at Charlotte;2. Now in private practice in Charlotte, North Carolina;3. McLeod Addictive Disease Center, Charlotte, North Carolina |
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| Abstract: | Grief from various losses can underlie the process of recovery from substance abuse disorders. This study identified losses that clients encountered prior to abusing substances, losses that occurred as a result of addiction, and losses that occurred upon entering treatment. |
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| Keywords: | substance abuse grief addiction recovery |
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