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View article: Giving and receiving help in three contexts as predictors of alcohol outcomes in a longitudinal study of sober living house residents
Giving and receiving help in three contexts as predictors of alcohol outcomes in a longitudinal study of sober living house residents Open
Although peer support is central to the social model approach emphasized in sober living houses (SLHs), no longitudinal studies have examined helping among SLH residents. This longitudinal study examined benefits of helping in three contex…
View article: Cannabis use and alcohol-related outcomes among sober living house residents with alcohol use disorders
Cannabis use and alcohol-related outcomes among sober living house residents with alcohol use disorders Open
Cannabis use is positively correlated with alcohol use and related problems in a sample of sober living house residents in Los Angeles.
View article: Reasons for choosing sober living houses and their associations with substance use recovery outcomes
Reasons for choosing sober living houses and their associations with substance use recovery outcomes Open
Residents seek entry into SLHs to live affordably with others in recovery. Those who had no other option had greater psychiatric distress, thus supporting findings of housing instability being related to mental health. Reasons for choosing…
View article: Six-month length of stay associated with better recovery outcomes among residents of sober living houses
Six-month length of stay associated with better recovery outcomes among residents of sober living houses Open
Background: Sober living houses are designed for individuals in recovery to live with others in recovery, yet no guidelines exist for the time needed in a sober living house to significantly impact outcomes.Objectives: To examine how the l…
View article: Giving and Receiving Help Among Persons Entering Sober Living Houses
Giving and Receiving Help Among Persons Entering Sober Living Houses Open
Giving and receiving help are integral to creating the social environments necessary to support recovery. However, studies assessing the effects of helping behaviors have focused primarily on the benefits derived from giving help to others…
View article: Multilevel effects of environment and neighborhood factors on sober living house resident 12-month outcomes
Multilevel effects of environment and neighborhood factors on sober living house resident 12-month outcomes Open
OBJECTIVE: Sober living houses (SLHs) are abstinence-based environments designed for individuals in recovery to live with others in recovery. Research shows that SLHs help some individuals maintain recovery and that certain SLH-related fac…
View article: Outcomes Among Sober Living House Residents Who Relapse: Role of Recovery Capital
Outcomes Among Sober Living House Residents Who Relapse: Role of Recovery Capital Open
Studies show individuals living in residential recovery homes on average make significant improvements in multiple areas of functioning. Residents who achieve and maintain complete abstinence have particularly good outcomes. Residents who …
View article: Social model recovery and recovery housing
Social model recovery and recovery housing Open
Recovery housing is an important resource for many in their recovery from alcohol and other drug use disorders. Yet providers of recovery housing face a number of challenges. Many of these challenges are rooted in stigma and bias about rec…
View article: Moving Social Model Recovery Forward: Recent Research on Sober Living Houses
Moving Social Model Recovery Forward: Recent Research on Sober Living Houses Open
Social model recovery is a peer centered approach to alcohol and drug problems that is gaining increased attention. This approach is well-suited to services in residential settings and typically includes living in a shared alcohol- and dru…
View article: Do neighborhood characteristics of sober living houses impact recovery outcomes? A multilevel analysis of observational data from Los Angeles County
Do neighborhood characteristics of sober living houses impact recovery outcomes? A multilevel analysis of observational data from Los Angeles County Open
Greater neighborhood densities of substance abuse services and AA groups may help residents achieve more days abstinent. While residents may achieve better substance use outcomes even with negative perceptions of the neighborhood, positive…
View article: Measuring Architecture in Recovery Homes: Recovery Home Architecture Scale
Measuring Architecture in Recovery Homes: Recovery Home Architecture Scale Open
Background: The settings where we live shape our daily experiences and interactions. Social environment and physical setting characteristics may be particularly important in communal living services, such as recovery homes for alcohol and …
View article: Resident and house manager perceptions of social environments in sober living houses: Associations with length of stay
Resident and house manager perceptions of social environments in sober living houses: Associations with length of stay Open
Aims Studies have shown persons living in recovery homes for drug and alcohol problems make significant, sustained improvements. However, there is limited information about factors associated with outcomes. This study examined how percepti…
View article: Psychometric Properties of the Recovery Home Environment Scale
Psychometric Properties of the Recovery Home Environment Scale Open
SLHs have been described as "the setting is the service." However, the field has lacked a way to capture characteristics of the social environment. The RHES represents a new way to measure the recovery environment by focusing on social int…
View article: Recovery Home Environment Characteristics Associated With Recovery Capital
Recovery Home Environment Characteristics Associated With Recovery Capital Open
Recovery capital refers to internal and external resources that facilitate recovery from alcohol and drug disorders. Examples include support from friends and family, access to health and other services, stable housing and finances, and in…
View article: Recovery in context: Sober living houses and the ecology of recovery
Recovery in context: Sober living houses and the ecology of recovery Open
Sober living houses (SLHs) are an increasingly common element of the recovery support services landscape, yet little is known about their neighborhood context. This study describes neighborhoods in which SLHs are located and examines diffe…
View article: House manager roles in sober living houses
House manager roles in sober living houses Open
Research is needed to understand reasons for manager differences, optimal manager functioning, and manager training needs. Research is also needed to assess whether different house characteristics require different manager roles.
View article: Testing a Socioecological Model of Relapse and Recovery from Alcohol Problems
Testing a Socioecological Model of Relapse and Recovery from Alcohol Problems Open
This study tests a socioecological model of relapse and recovery using latent class growth mixture modeling to identify neighborhood, social network and individual-level predictors of alcohol dependence trajectories among a large, longitud…
View article: Characteristics of Women with Alcohol use Disorders who Benefit from Intensive Motivational Interviewing
Characteristics of Women with Alcohol use Disorders who Benefit from Intensive Motivational Interviewing Open
Background Women with alcohol disorders have more severe problems related to their drinking than men. They have higher mortality from alcohol-related accidents and enter treatment with more serious medical, psychiatric, and social conseque…
View article: Heavy Drinking among Women Receiving Intensive Motivational Interviewing: 6-Month Outcomes
Heavy Drinking among Women Receiving Intensive Motivational Interviewing: 6-Month Outcomes Open
Compared to men, women with alcohol use disorders experience more severe consequences related to drinking. Intensive Motivational Interviewing (IMI) is a new 9-session version of Motivational Interviewing (MI) designed for women with alcoh…
View article: “I have more support around me to be able to change”: a qualitative exploration of probationers’ and parolees’ experiences living in sober living houses
“I have more support around me to be able to change”: a qualitative exploration of probationers’ and parolees’ experiences living in sober living houses Open
Purpose Persons in the USA who are incarcerated for drug offenses are increasingly being released into the community as a way to decrease prison and jail overcrowding. One challenge is finding housing that supports compliance with probatio…
View article: Improving recovery outcomes among MSM: The potential role of recovery housing
Improving recovery outcomes among MSM: The potential role of recovery housing Open
MSM have complex treatment needs. Recovery housing may help improve outcomes among MSM by bridging formal substance use treatment with community-based recovery support.
View article: Intensive Motivational Interviewing for Heavy Drinking Among Women
Intensive Motivational Interviewing for Heavy Drinking Among Women Open
Findings support the efficacy of IMI for heavy drinking among women. Additional studies are needed that assess drinking over longer time periods.
View article: Motivational Interviewing Case Management (MICM) for Persons on Probation or Parole Entering Sober Living Houses
Motivational Interviewing Case Management (MICM) for Persons on Probation or Parole Entering Sober Living Houses Open
The failure of incarceration as a response to drug offenses has resulted in new policies supporting community-based alternatives. One challenge has been finding appropriate housing for persons on probation and parole. Sober living houses (…
View article: The architecture of recovery: two kinds of housing assistance for chronic homeless persons with substance use disorders
The architecture of recovery: two kinds of housing assistance for chronic homeless persons with substance use disorders Open
Purpose Roughly half a million persons in the USA are homeless on any given night and over a third of those individuals have significant alcohol/other drug (AOD) problems. Many are chronically homeless and in need of assistance for a varie…
View article: Problems and service needs among ex-offenders with HIV risk behaviors entering sober living recovery homes
Problems and service needs among ex-offenders with HIV risk behaviors entering sober living recovery homes Open
There is currently a nationwide effort to decrease the number of persons who are incarcerated in jails and prisons. However, many ex-offenders on probation or parole do not have access to affordable housing and larger proportions have hist…