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Coming Out of Addiction. In Search of Factors Determining Physical Recovery

Author(s): Julia Dziukiewicz
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Health and medicine and law
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: healing process; reaching the bottom; social support; personal resources

Summary/Abstract: Physical recovery of the addicted person is a multidimensional, complex and long-term process. There are many difficulties and challenges which accompany its course. Hence, the question arises what to do to prevent a relapse of the illness, what should be done for the healing process to develop in a good way and produce expected results. Finding the factors which foster long-term abstinence is of great importance, because it provides opportunities to increase the effectiveness of the granted aid. In response to cognitive needs, efforts have been made in the article, on the basis of own study, to provide information on the factors which may be especially helpful while coming out of addiction.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 51 (2)
  • Page Range: 177-199
  • Page Count: 23
  • Language: Polish