Cultural Connection and Transformation: Substance Abuse Treatment at Friendship House
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This research investigates the transformational experiences of Native Americans during the course of their retraditionalization and treatment for drug and alcohol dependence. Twelve graduates of the residential treatment program at Friendship House in San Francisco were interviewed about the kind and quality of their healing experiences in this particular program which provides a comprehensive matrix of Native American medicine as well as Western models of psychological treatment. The purpose of this study was to understand and document the experience of substance abuse recovery from the perspective of the Native Americans in treatment. Twelve themes emerged from the data analysis: feeling cared for; spiritual experience; insight; making a commitment; empowerment/self-esteem; releasing emotional pain; remorse; reconnecting to traditional values; forgiveness; relief; safety; and gratitude.
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Of the three qualitative studies, two (66.67%) were rated a bias rating of 5.
“Of the three qualitative studies, two (66.67%) were rated a bias rating of 5 (Dickerson et al., 2012; Edwards, 2003)”
From Culturally tailored substance use interventions for Indigenous people of North America: a systematic review (2023) · cites this paper as Edwards, 2003
In total, seven studies (38.89%) were rated a bias rating of 5.
“In total, seven studies (38.89%) were rated a bias rating of 5 (Burduli et al., 2018; Dickerson et al., 2012; Edwards, 2003; Pearson et al., 2019; Ray et al., 2020; Running Bear et al., 2017; Tonigan et al., 2020)”
From Culturally tailored substance use interventions for Indigenous people of North America: a systematic review (2023) · cites this paper as Edwards, 2003
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- Authors
- Edwards, Y.
- Corresponding author
- Edwards, Yvonne
- Venue
- Journal of Psychoactive Drugs
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2003-03
- Volume
- 35
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 53-58
- ISSN
- 0279-1072 (ISSN-L)
- 2159-9777
- OpenAlex
- W2018435566
- Cited by
- 23
- References
- 19
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2019: 3 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 3
- FWCI
- 0.36
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Psychoactive Drugs (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Health › Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Keywords
- Native Americans, addiction treatment, retraditionalization, friendship house, residential treatment, Native American medicine, healing experience, spiritual experience, self-esteem, forgiveness, traditional values, recovery
- MeSH terms
- Acculturation, Adult, Alcoholism, Combined Modality Therapy, Cultural Characteristics, Female, Humans, Indians, North American, Male, Medicine, Traditional, Mental Healing, Middle Aged, Residential Treatment, San Francisco, Social Identification, Social Values, Substance Abuse Treatment Centers, Patient Satisfaction, Substance-Related Disorders
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