Posttraumatic growth and recovery from addiction

Figures & data

Table 1. Substance abuse and recovery.

		N (%)
Substance	Alcohol	67 (66.3)
	Marijuana	75 (74.3)
	LSD and/or Ecstasy	53 (51)
	Sleeping pills	41 (40.6)
	Energy pills	36 (35.6)
	Heroin, opium and coke	66 (65.3)
	Cocaine and crack	60 (60.6)
	Other	49 (49.5)
Participated in NA or AA	Yes	85 (81.7)
Frequency of participation in NA or AA	Once a month	8 (9.8)
	Once a fortnight	20 (24.4)
	2–3 times per week	42 (51.2)
	Almost every day	12 (14.6)
12-steps programme	Yes	51 (50)
Sponsor	Yes	22 (21.4)
	No	81 (78.6)
Significant period/s of being clean	0	2 (2)
	First	59 (59.6)
	Second	22 (22.2)
	Third	9 (9.1)
	Four or more	7 (7.1)

Table 2. Correlations.

	PTGI	Abstinence length	NA.AA frequency	Help seeking	Social support
PTGI	1	.125	.313^a	.259^b	.467^a
Abstinence length		1	−.001	−.060	.035
NA AA frequency			1	.169	.231^b
Help seeking				1	.244^b
Social support					1

^aCorrelation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed). ^bCorrelation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed).