title: Recovery prevalence and health profile of people in recovery: results of a southeastern Pennsylvania survey on the resolution of alcohol and other drug problems.
abstract: The emergence of recovery as an organizing construct for behavioral health public policy and the resulting push to increase the recovery orientation of addiction treatment have sparked renewed questions about the prevalence of substance use disorder (SUD) remission/recovery within the general population. The present study reports findings on recovery-related questions imbedded within a public health survey conducted in Philadelphia and four adjacent counties in Southeastern Pennsylvania. The results reveal an adult recovery prevalence rate (9.4%) comparable to rates found in national surveys, but key measures of physical, emotional, and social health of adults in recovery suggest the need for assertive, sustained, and community-based approaches to recovery management that transcend brief episodes of professional intervention.
authors.affiliation: Chestnut Health Systems, Punta Gorda, FL 33955, USA. bwhite@chestnut.org
authors.forename: William L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: White
authors.affiliation: Public Health Management Corporation, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Rose Malinowski
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Weingartner
authors.affiliation: Office of Addiction Services, Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Marvin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Levine
authors.affiliation: Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Arthur C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.affiliation: Office of Addiction Services, Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Roland
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lamb
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003625:Data Collection; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D010414:Pennsylvania / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*