”...som att slå sig själv med en hammare” - En kvalitativ studie av fyra tidigare drogmissbrukares vägar in i- och vägar ut ur missbruk
(2011) SOL065 20102School of Social Work
- Abstract
- ”...like hitting yourself with a hammer” – A qualitative study of four former drug addict´s ways into- and ways out of addiction
The purpose of this study was to describe and understand four former drug addict´s own experiences of developing an addiction and their ways towards abstinence from drugs. The three main questions I wanted to have answered were:
How did the former addicts end up in an advanced addiction?
What processes underlie the former addict´s steps towards abstinence from drugs?
How have the former addicts successfully managed to change their self-image?
Four interviews were carried out with four former advanced drug addicts. The conclusion I made from the study is that the process of becoming an advanced drug addict... (More) - ”...like hitting yourself with a hammer” – A qualitative study of four former drug addict´s ways into- and ways out of addiction
The purpose of this study was to describe and understand four former drug addict´s own experiences of developing an addiction and their ways towards abstinence from drugs. The three main questions I wanted to have answered were:
How did the former addicts end up in an advanced addiction?
What processes underlie the former addict´s steps towards abstinence from drugs?
How have the former addicts successfully managed to change their self-image?
Four interviews were carried out with four former advanced drug addicts. The conclusion I made from the study is that the process of becoming an advanced drug addict can be attributed to being labeled as a deviant in other people´s eyes which leads to a negative self-image. I also found that there were three different turning-points when the former drug addicts started leaving their life with drugs. Lastly I found that the former drug addicts managed to leave their life with drugs only when they changed their conception of themselves as being deviants into a conception of themselves as being normal and valuable persons. (Less)
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- author
- Persson, Magnus LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- SOL065 20102
- year
- 2011
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- labelling theory, deviant behaviour, drugs, addiction, abstinence from drugs
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 1858826
- date added to LUP
- 2011-03-29 18:12:28
- date last changed
- 2011-03-29 18:12:28
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abstract = {{”...like hitting yourself with a hammer” – A qualitative study of four former drug addict´s ways into- and ways out of addiction
The purpose of this study was to describe and understand four former drug addict´s own experiences of developing an addiction and their ways towards abstinence from drugs. The three main questions I wanted to have answered were:
How did the former addicts end up in an advanced addiction?
What processes underlie the former addict´s steps towards abstinence from drugs?
How have the former addicts successfully managed to change their self-image?
Four interviews were carried out with four former advanced drug addicts. The conclusion I made from the study is that the process of becoming an advanced drug addict can be attributed to being labeled as a deviant in other people´s eyes which leads to a negative self-image. I also found that there were three different turning-points when the former drug addicts started leaving their life with drugs. Lastly I found that the former drug addicts managed to leave their life with drugs only when they changed their conception of themselves as being deviants into a conception of themselves as being normal and valuable persons.}},
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year = {{2011}},
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