"The Phone is my Lifeline": Use of Mobile Phone Technology to Support Recovery among Individuals in Treatment for Substance Use Disorders.

ABSTRACT: Background: People experiencing substance use disorders (SUD) face myriad challenges in maintaining changes in substance use after treatment. Mobile phones can play a role in supporting the recovery process. To date, research has not explored how individuals use mobile phones to seek social support as they enter SUD recovery. Objectives: We sought to understand how individuals in SUD treatment use mobile technology in support of their recovery. Methods: We conducted semi-structured interviews with thirty individuals in treatment for any SUD in northeastern Georgia and southcentral Connecticut. Interviews explored participants' attitudes toward mobile technology and how they used mobile technology while using substances, in treatment, and in recover

SUBMITTER: Viera A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11608642 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature