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Individuals in sober living: Effects of contact with substance using family members

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Pages 124-136 | Published online: 06 Jun 2021
 

Abstract

This study examines the effects that substance-using family members have on those working to maintain recovery from substance use disorder. Participants (N = 229) were recruited from Oxford Houses (OH) across North Carolina, Texas, and Oregon. A stepwise linear regression with variables including abstinence self-efficacy, gender, substance use, attendance of Alcoholics Anonymous, and conflict with family and non-family was run to examine associations between the amount of substance using family members in the participant’s social network. The abstinence self-efficacy mean score, gender, and days of serious conflict with non-family members were significantly associated with total number of substance-using family members in a participant’s social network. These results may indicate that OH’s serve as a buffer between substance using family members and one’s abstinence self-efficacy. It remains unclear if individuals are at an increased risk of relapse from this familial influence when perceived abstinence self-efficacy drops. If so, OH residents could benefit from interventions that help them maintain their perceived abstinence self-efficacy.

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No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

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Funding

The authors appreciate the financial support from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism [grant number AA022763].

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