Att sluta knarka : "en fajt för livet" eller "nu är det slutlekt, liksom"
(2002)School of Social Work
- Abstract
- The aim of our essay was to examine what a few young former drug addicts, who have gone through treatment, consider to be significant factors in giving up their addiction. Has any event taken place, which has been important for their giving up the addiction? Has it been a long process or a definite break? What influence has the treatment, or specific persons, had? How is the breaking up from life as an addict described? We assembled our data by studying relevant literature and making interviews with five former drug addicts. The results of this essay was that giving up ones addiction is a great process of change, as it implies an adaptation of the entire situation of life. Events that has been important or crucial is pregnancy, loss of... (More)
- The aim of our essay was to examine what a few young former drug addicts, who have gone through treatment, consider to be significant factors in giving up their addiction. Has any event taken place, which has been important for their giving up the addiction? Has it been a long process or a definite break? What influence has the treatment, or specific persons, had? How is the breaking up from life as an addict described? We assembled our data by studying relevant literature and making interviews with five former drug addicts. The results of this essay was that giving up ones addiction is a great process of change, as it implies an adaptation of the entire situation of life. Events that has been important or crucial is pregnancy, loss of friends, salvation and relapses. Treatment has been significant for every one of our interviewees, as it made them think in completely new lines. Relations are also regarded as of importance. The majority of our interviewees have found it heaviest not to quit drugs, but to deal with the past, get to know themselves and to rebuild a life and social network. (Less)
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- author
- Leijon, Sophia and Stensson, Anna
- supervisor
- organization
- year
- 2002
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Social problems and welfare, national insurance, Sociala problem, social välfärd, socialförsäkring
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 1358644
- date added to LUP
- 2004-11-08 00:00:00
- date last changed
- 2004-11-08 00:00:00
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abstract = {{The aim of our essay was to examine what a few young former drug addicts, who have gone through treatment, consider to be significant factors in giving up their addiction. Has any event taken place, which has been important for their giving up the addiction? Has it been a long process or a definite break? What influence has the treatment, or specific persons, had? How is the breaking up from life as an addict described? We assembled our data by studying relevant literature and making interviews with five former drug addicts. The results of this essay was that giving up ones addiction is a great process of change, as it implies an adaptation of the entire situation of life. Events that has been important or crucial is pregnancy, loss of friends, salvation and relapses. Treatment has been significant for every one of our interviewees, as it made them think in completely new lines. Relations are also regarded as of importance. The majority of our interviewees have found it heaviest not to quit drugs, but to deal with the past, get to know themselves and to rebuild a life and social network.}},
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note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Att sluta knarka : "en fajt för livet" eller "nu är det slutlekt, liksom"}},
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