The Addicted-Self Model of addictive behavior cessation: does it predict recovery for gender, ethnic, age and drug preference populations?

The American Journal on Addictions
Robert Fiorentine, Maureen P Hillhouse

Abstract

Although previous research provided empirical support for the main assumptions of the Addicted-Self (A-S) Model of recovery, it is not known whether the model predicts recovery for various gender, ethnic, age, and drug preference populations. It may be that the model predicts recovery only for some groups of addicts and should not be viewed as a general theory of the recovery process. Addressing this concern using data from the Los Angeles Target Cities Drug Treatment Enhancement Project, it was determined that only trivial population differences exist in the primary variables associated with the A-S Model. The A-S Model predicts abstinence with about the same degree of accuracy and parsimony for all populations. The findings indicate that the A-S Model is a general theory of drug and alcohol addictive behavior cessation.

Citations

Jul 2, 2003·Addictive Behaviors·Robert Fiorentine, Maureen P Hillhouse
Jun 17, 2011·Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse·Antover P Tuliao, Maria Emma Concepcion D Liwag

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