Cultural Authenticity and Recovery Maintenance in a Rural First Nation Community
This study explored a rural, First Nation understanding of factors, particularly the role of culture, supporting recovery maintenance from problem substance use. A cross- sectional, qualitative research design and community-based methodology were used. Participants included 20 members of a rural Can...
| Published in: | International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction |
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Scholarship@Western
2011
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| Online Access: | https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/aprci/249 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-011-9317-6 https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/context/aprci/article/1195/viewcontent/Cultural_Authenticity_and_Recovery_Maintenance_in_a_Rural_First_Nation_Community.pdf |
| Summary: | This study explored a rural, First Nation understanding of factors, particularly the role of culture, supporting recovery maintenance from problem substance use. A cross- sectional, qualitative research design and community-based methodology were used. Participants included 20 members of a rural Canadian community self-identifying as recovering, or recovered, problem substance users, and those with professional experience with First Nations recovery. Semi-structured, open-ended interviews gathered in-depth accounts of the recovery experience examined through a thematic analysis. Culture emerged as a contested concept, and was viewed along a spectrum from detrimental, to somewhat helpful to very beneficial in the recovery process. Community change emerged as a key theme. Conclusions suggest that the tension in understandings of culture in this context inhibit potential social supports for recovery. However, whatever power culture may hold, socio-economic context is also a significant factor that must be addressed to support long term recovery. |
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