"Jag hade mycket mer att ge..." - en kvalitativ studie om vändpunkten i sju före detta drogmissbrukares liv
(2012) SOPA63 20121School of Social Work
- Abstract
- The aim of this study was to examine different factors that influenced former drug addicts to quit abusing drugs and make a role change. We chose a qualitative method and our study was based on semi-structured interviews with seven individuals about their turning point in their life as an active drug abuser. We did that by setting up meetings with our selected adults from two different organizations for former active drug addicts. Our study show that the process of role-exiting looked different for each participant, but all of them had experienced several negative consequences of their drug abuse which led them to take a conscious or unconscious decision to quit abusing drugs. We analyzed the interviews by focusing on "the turning point"... (More)
- The aim of this study was to examine different factors that influenced former drug addicts to quit abusing drugs and make a role change. We chose a qualitative method and our study was based on semi-structured interviews with seven individuals about their turning point in their life as an active drug abuser. We did that by setting up meetings with our selected adults from two different organizations for former active drug addicts. Our study show that the process of role-exiting looked different for each participant, but all of them had experienced several negative consequences of their drug abuse which led them to take a conscious or unconscious decision to quit abusing drugs. We analyzed the interviews by focusing on "the turning point" in Helen Rose Fuchs Ebaugh (1988) theory "The process of role exit". (Less)
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- author
- Söderberg, Edita LU and Misikangas, Eeva LU
- supervisor
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- David Hoff LU
- organization
- course
- SOPA63 20121
- year
- 2012
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- turning point, drug addicts, Helen Rose Fuchs Ebaugh, addiction, role exit
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 3049396
- date added to LUP
- 2012-09-06 11:45:22
- date last changed
- 2012-09-06 11:45:22
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