Recovery is challenging for persons with substance and co-occurring substance and mental disorders. Establishing positive social support resources and re-building drug- free social networks as part of treatment is important yet difficult since many clients have become alienated from their personal social networks, have """"""""burned out"""""""" supportive relationships, or are embedded in a substance using network. This study examines the role of personal social networks among women diagnosed with substance dependence and co-occurring substance dependence and mental disorders (dual disorders) in the progression through substance abuse treatment and in relation to treatment outcomes. Using a stress and coping framework, the study will measure structural, compositional and social support characteristics of personal social networks at different stages of treatment and recovery. The study seeks to document the composition and evolution of personal social networks and supportive relationships of women throughout the course of substance abuse treatment and for up to one year post treatment. The rationale underlying this study is to contribute to the development of social network interventions as a component of treatment for women with dual disorders. The extent to which clients'social networks either facilitate or hinder client's stage of treatment will be explored, thus providing information that could inform the development of more stage specific social network interventions. The proposed study uses a prospective survey design and will recruit 420 substance dependent women upon intake to one of {three} community based outpatient primary substance abuse treatment programs. Data will be collected at four time points: twice during treatment (within seven days and 30 days of intake) and twice after treatment (at 6 months and 12 months from the intake date).
Aims are: 1. to assess the contribution of personal social networks to post treatment functioning. 2. to study longitudinal patterns of social network relationships of women in substance abuse treatment in order to identify the characteristics of social networks at the various stages of progression during treatment and post treatment. 3. To compare the characteristics of personal social networks of women with substance dependence and women with dual disorders over time.

Public Health Relevance

This examination is important given the emphasis placed by women's substance abuse treatment programs on reducing clients'ties with substance abusing network members and on developing and strengthening ties with non-substance abusing network members and peer self-help programs (i.e. changing people, places and things). Findings from this study will be relevant for engagement and retention of women in treatment and optimal community integration of women post treatment.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Type
Research Project (R01)
Project #
5R01DA022994-03
Application #
8039913
Study Section
Human Development Research Subcommittee (NIDA)
Program Officer
Jones, Dionne
Project Start
2009-05-01
Project End
2013-04-30
Budget Start
2011-05-01
Budget End
2013-04-30
Support Year
3
Fiscal Year
2011
Total Cost
$364,935
Indirect Cost
Name
Case Western Reserve University
Department
Type
Schools of Social Work
DUNS #
077758407
City
Cleveland
State
OH
Country
United States
Zip Code
44106
Brown, Suzanne; Victor, Bryan; Hicks, Laurel M et al. (2017) Recovery support mediates the relationship between parental warmth and quality of life among women with substance use disorders. Qual Life Res 26:1327-1335
Jun, MinKyoung; Tracy, Elizabeth M; Min, Meeyoung O (2017) Formal and Informal Concrete Support and Discharge Disposition among Women in Substance Abuse Treatment in the U.S. Chongsin Pogon Kwa Sahoe Saop 45:144-169
Brown, Suzanne; Hicks, Laurel M; Tracy, Elizabeth M (2016) Parenting Efficacy and Support in Mothers With Dual Disorders in a Substance Abuse Treatment Program. J Dual Diagn 12:227-237
Tracy, Elizabeth M; Min, Meeyoung O; Park, Hyunyong et al. (2016) Personal Network Structure and Substance Use in Women by 12 Months Post Treatment Intake. J Subst Abuse Treat 62:55-61
Brown, Suzanne; Tracy, Elizabeth M; Jun, MinKyoung et al. (2015) Personal network recovery enablers and relapse risks for women with substance dependence. Qual Health Res 25:371-85
Kim, HyunSoo; Tracy, Elizabeth; Brown, Suzanne et al. (2015) Personal networks of women in residential and outpatient substance abuse treatment. Addict Res Theory 23:404-412
Min, Meeyoung O; Tracy, Elizabeth M; Park, Hyunyong (2014) Impact of trauma symptomatology on personal networks among substance using women. Drug Alcohol Depend 142:277-82
Min, Meeyoung O; Tracy, Elizabeth M; Kim, Hyunsoo et al. (2013) Changes in personal networks of women in residential and outpatient substance abuse treatment. J Subst Abuse Treat 45:325-34
Brown, Suzanne; Jun, Min Kyoung; Min, Meeyoung Oh et al. (2013) Impact of Dual Disorders, Trauma, and Social Support on Quality of Life Among Women in Treatment for Substance Dependence. J Dual Diagn 9:61-71
Tracy, Elizabeth M; Kim, Hyunsoo; Brown, Suzanne et al. (2012) Substance Abuse Treatment Stage and Personal Networks of Women in Substance Abuse Treatment. J Soc Social Work Res 3:65-79

Showing the most recent 10 out of 14 publications