Effects of participation in a large, online community for substance use disorder recovery: A naturalistic, longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

In The Rooms (ITR) is a commonly used digital recovery support service, yet little is known about ITR participation or its benefits. Greater knowledge would help inform the field about its potential utility.

Method

U.S. adults in, seeking, or interested in learning more about substance use disorder recovery (N = 250; M_age = 46 years; 63.6% female; 18.4% non-White; 59.6% with substance use disorder; 95.2% in recovery with M duration = 6.5 years, SD = 8.5) were recruited from ITR and assessed at study intake and 3 (n = 217; 86.8%) and 6 months (n = 213; 85.2%) later. Analyses of variance examined whether time spent on ITR (ITR time) or number of activities (ITR activity) differed by recovery duration (<1 year/not i

SUBMITTER: Bergman BG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12798690 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature