Description/Abstract
Drug overdose and alcohol-related deaths continue to rise in the United States. Despite the billions of dollars spent on drug and alcohol treatment annually, the U.S has failed to properly deal with addiction. This brief discusses the concept of ‘recovery capital’ as an important theoretical advancement in the field of addiction treatment. It argues that health policies should promote personal, social, community and cultural capital to increase recovery success and measure an individual’s capacity to heal from a substance use disorder.
Document Type
Issue Brief
Keywords
Substance Use Recovery, Recovery Community, Mental Health
Disciplines
Social and Behavioral Sciences | Social Work | Sociology
Date
8-31-2021
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Language
English
Acknowledgements
The author would like to thank Nicole Ripogle, Shannon Monnat, and Alexandra Punch for edits on previous drafts.
Recommended Citation
Brown, Austin, "Taking the Measure of Addiction Recovery: A Brief History of Recovery Capital" (2021). Population Health Research Brief Series. 149.
https://surface.syr.edu/lerner/149
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