title: Life experiences in active addiction and in recovery among treated and untreated persons: a national study.
abstract: Addiction treatment can be effective but fewer than 50% of addiction affected persons are ever treated. Little is known about the addiction and recovery experience of this large subgroup. A national sample of persons in recovery (N = 3,176, 29.5% untreated) was used to begin addressing these questions to inform strategies to encourage help-seeking and to contribute to the small knowledge base on untreated individuals. Study domains were finances, family, social and civic functioning, health, criminal justice involvement, and employment. Treated persons reported significantly greater levels of negative-and fewer positive-experiences in all areas during active addiction than did the untreated group. This gap was significantly narrowed in recovery.
authors.affiliation: a Center for the Study of Addictions and Recovery , National Development and Research Institutes Inc. , New York , New York , USA.
authors.forename: Alexandre
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Laudet
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hill
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D016739:Behavior, Addictive / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Recovery; addiction; help-seeking; treatment