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A naturalistic field study of low-income women (N = 17) in an intensive outpatient addiction recovery program addressed the question:
What is the nature of addiction recovery for pregnant and parenting-women in an addiction
treatment program? Grounded theory methodology was used to determine the nature of
the interpersonal and social processes that define addiction recovery for women in
this study. Over 2 years, audiotaped semi-structured interviews, document reviews
of medical records, treatment progress and group therapy notes, and participant observation
notes were collected and analyzed. The constant comparison method of analysis involved
an ongoing process of theoretical sampling, memoing, and open and then axial coding
to identify, group, link, and reduce the categories produced. A developmental model
of addiction recovery in pregnant and parenting women emerged that consisted of the
dimensions of becoming drug and alcohol free, a partner in a relationship, a person,
and a parent. These four dimensions parallel and transform each other, yielding different
outcomes but similar patterns over time. This model of addiction recovery provides
a beginning framework for understanding the transactional nature of addiction recovery
for low-income women who are adapting to a drug and alcohol-free lifestyle and the
task and role of parenting a newborn.
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Supported in part by a grant from the National Institute of Health's Center for Substance Abuse Programs (CSAP).
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