... to the program, were also amended. Originality/value TGA-added TC approach was proven to improve clients’ behavioral changes, particularly in social functioning, program involvement and psychological conditions, in people with substance use disorders. Drug addiction is a global problem that attracts...

... of alcohol and drugs were recruited. The instruments used were the emotional rating scale and the difficulties in the regulation of emotions scale. Findings Emotional reactivity showed significant differences in the sadness dimension in relation to the number of cannabis cigarettes smoked daily...

...Rowdy Yates Purpose As the clamour within the drug treatment field in the UK – and throughout much of Europe – increases, leading agencies are arguing for a review of the current legislation and a change in focus away from criminal justice and towards a more public health understanding...

... of Vipassana meditation to reduce depression and improve empathy and self-awareness in drug dependent women at a rehabilitation centre. Design/methodology/approach Mixed methods were employed. Data were collected in a randomised controlled trial and focus group interviews with 24 intervention subjects...

... Therapeutic communities TC practice CBT Prisons Drugs Over the last six decades, prison-based therapeutic communities (TCs) have waxed and waned in the USA, as have their community-based counterparts. This has been particularly true of prison-based TCs in California, where they began as an early...

... of trait factors in TC treatment retention in addition to the motivational and interpersonal factors identified in previous work. Therapeutic communities Substance dependence Drugs Retention Personality traits Executive dysfunction A common treatment modality in Australia for individuals...

... to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach In this contribution, the treatment needs of diverse populations of female drug abusers are addressed. Selected literature and research findings for women in mixed and gender-specific treatment are presented. Findings The conclusion is that we need...

...Wouter Vanderplasschen; Stijn Vandevelde; Franky D’Oosterlinck; Dirk Vandevelde; Jan Naert; Rowdy Yates Purpose Eric Broekaert passed away shortly after the XVIth European Working group on Drug-Oriented Research (EWODOR)-conference in Rome on 28 September 2016. He was one of the great TC pioneers...

... rights only Alcohol TC practice Therapeutic communities Children and young people Residential Drugs Substance use disorders (SUDs) are relatively uncommon within Australian adolescent populations (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW), 2015). However, adolescents with severe...

...Julian King; Johnny Dow; Brendan Stevenson Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse the clinical outcome data collected as part of an 18-week, abstinence-based residential therapeutic community (TC) programme, Higher Ground Drug Rehabilitation Trust (Higher Ground) in New Zealand. Lessons...

...Douglas Polcin Purpose – Persons with serious alcohol and drug problems who are attempting to maintain abstinence often lack an alcohol- and drug-free living environment that supports sustained recovery. Residential recovery homes, called “sober living houses” in California, are alcohol- and drug...

... they also differ on several aspects (Kennard, 1998). A hierarchical TC, or “drug-free” or “concept” TC, is mostly defined as “a drug-free environment in which people with addictive problems live together in an organized and structured way to promote change towards a drug-free life in the outside society...

... interviews with seven poly drug using homeless males between the ages of 37 and 46 and analysed using NVivo software. Results are presented thematically. Participants conform to “recovery” norms allowing stigma and shame of illicit drug use to be attributed to former addict identities. Participants...

...Laura Aslan and Dr Rowdy Yates; Susana Henriques; Pedro Candeias Purpose – Therapeutic communities (TCs) are one of the existent social responses in helping drug users overcome addiction and pursue social reintegration. The purpose of this paper is to present and discuss the general...