Pathways to recovery model of youth substance misuse in Assam, India.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

There are global calls for better understanding of substance use disorder (SUD) to inform prevention, risk reduction and treatment of this relapse-prone disorder. Our aim in this article is to understand the pathways to recovery of youth in Assam, India who have suffered SUD.

Methods

We recruited 15 participants (11 men and 4 women) via two rehabilitation facilities. All are addicts-in-recovery aged 19-24 years. Material was generated through photo-led interviews, analysed using an inductive variant of thematic analysis and the resulting model refined through expert and participant checks.

Results

We present a multiroute, multidirectional pathway to recovery model. It has three phases, Recreational Use, Addiction (Relaxed, Chaotic, Strategic) and Supporte

SUBMITTER: Madill A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9854309 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature