The impact of family systems and social networks on substance use initiation and recovery among women with substance use disorders.

Autor:	Jones AA; Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Pennsylvania State University., Strong-Jones S; Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Pennsylvania State University., Bishop RE; Department of Communication Arts and Sciences, Pennsylvania State University., Brant K; Consortium for Substance Use and Addiction, Pennsylvania State University., Owczarzak J; Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Bloomberg School of Public Health, John Hopkins University., Ngigi KW; Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Pennsylvania State University., Latkin C; Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Bloomberg School of Public Health, John Hopkins University.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors [Psychol Addict Behav] 2024 Dec; Vol. 38 (8), pp. 850-859. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Apr 25.
DOI:	10.1037/adb0001007
Abstrakt:	Objective: While social networks influence individuals with substance use disorders (SUDs), the mechanisms for such influence are under-explored among women who use drugs. This study triangulates the perspectives of criminal justice professionals, SUD treatment professionals, and women with past and current experiences with substance use to explore these dynamics. Method: We conducted semistructured interviews ( N = 42) in 2022 with women with current or past opioid use disorder ( n = 20), SUD treatment professionals ( n = 12), and criminal justice professionals ( n = 10) who work with women with opioid use disorder. Interviews centered around participants' backgrounds, perceived barriers and facilitators to medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) treatment, and gender-specific issues in MOUD treatment. All interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed, and deidentified. We used a four-step qualitative data analysis process to code transcripts. Results: Across these participants' accounts, we identified mechanisms by which women's social networks influenced their opioid use trajectories: intergenerational substance use, family support and strain, intimate partner influence, and peer support and pressure. Overall, the emergent themes in the present study reflect the embedded nature of support within social systems. Women who had access to and engaged with various forms of social support tended to be those who use/used MOUD and self-identified as in recovery. Conclusions: Combining MOUD treatment with psychosocial interventions allows women to heal from trauma, learn effective coping skills, and receive valuable resources to support recovery. Interventions focusing on family resilience and peer recovery support can disrupt the cycle of addiction and promote MOUD treatment success. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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