...Joachim Körkel Purpose This paper aims to present the theoretical foundation and practical approach of “open-target addiction treatment” (OTAT). Traditional treatment programmes are usually-oriented towards fixed predefined goals (abstinence, reduced consumption and harm reduction) and often focus...

...Ninive von Greiff; Lisa Skogens Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate how clients – five years after completing treatment interventions endorsing abstinence – view abstinence and the role of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) in their recovery process. Design/methodology/approach...

... suggests the need to understand recovery against a backdrop of the social and normative context of women’s lives. Originality/value – Recent analyses of contemporary UK drug policy have focused on the conflation of recovery with abstinence and the displacement of the harm reduction agenda. They have...

... commissioned by a statutory service (n=8) and a peer-led recovery community (n=24). Findings – Meanings of recovery differed between people in abstinence-based communities and those not; however, all had consistent views on their own recovery outcomes and the benefits they believed...

... is to ensure that such a shift really benefits and is focused on those who are seeking to change behaviour, and is supported by an enthusiastic, competent workforce. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Recovery Abstinence Treatment Workforce Drug strategy Can you recover what you never...