An Integrated Narrative Approach to Understand Relapse Among Methamphetamine Polydrug User

The reality of relapse in addiction recovery complicates our understanding in the implementation of clinical interventions and drug policies. Attempts to elucidate the relapse process have given preponderance on individualistic framing of change and broader socioeconomic determinants. Using a harm r...

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Main Author: Asumbrado, Ronnel
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spelling ph-ateneo-arc.theses-dissertations-15012021-09-27T03:00:04Z An Integrated Narrative Approach to Understand Relapse Among Methamphetamine Polydrug User Asumbrado, Ronnel The reality of relapse in addiction recovery complicates our understanding in the implementation of clinical interventions and drug policies. Attempts to elucidate the relapse process have given preponderance on individualistic framing of change and broader socioeconomic determinants. Using a harm reduction perspective, we can begin to better understand how relapsing behaviors are socially situated and how these risk environments influence individual agency. Utilizing 17 narratives from male methamphetamine (MA) polydrug users coming from the lower end of the socioeconomic spectrum, I have delineated three major storylines: drug use as a „way of life,‟ relapse as enacting „crippled‟ agency, and a cyclic narrative of rehabilitation and community reintegration. Implications on creating drug policies and clinical interventions grounded on harm reduction approaches such as context-based clinical interventions are discussed. 2019-01-01T08:00:00Z text https://archium.ateneo.edu/theses-dissertations/375 Theses and Dissertations (All) Archīum Ateneo polydrug, drug culture, relapse, narrative, risk environments, harm
institution Ateneo De Manila University
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topic polydrug, drug culture, relapse, narrative, risk environments, harm
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Asumbrado, Ronnel
An Integrated Narrative Approach to Understand Relapse Among Methamphetamine Polydrug User
description The reality of relapse in addiction recovery complicates our understanding in the implementation of clinical interventions and drug policies. Attempts to elucidate the relapse process have given preponderance on individualistic framing of change and broader socioeconomic determinants. Using a harm reduction perspective, we can begin to better understand how relapsing behaviors are socially situated and how these risk environments influence individual agency. Utilizing 17 narratives from male methamphetamine (MA) polydrug users coming from the lower end of the socioeconomic spectrum, I have delineated three major storylines: drug use as a „way of life,‟ relapse as enacting „crippled‟ agency, and a cyclic narrative of rehabilitation and community reintegration. Implications on creating drug policies and clinical interventions grounded on harm reduction approaches such as context-based clinical interventions are discussed.
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author Asumbrado, Ronnel
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title An Integrated Narrative Approach to Understand Relapse Among Methamphetamine Polydrug User
title_short An Integrated Narrative Approach to Understand Relapse Among Methamphetamine Polydrug User
title_full An Integrated Narrative Approach to Understand Relapse Among Methamphetamine Polydrug User
title_fullStr An Integrated Narrative Approach to Understand Relapse Among Methamphetamine Polydrug User
title_full_unstemmed An Integrated Narrative Approach to Understand Relapse Among Methamphetamine Polydrug User
title_sort integrated narrative approach to understand relapse among methamphetamine polydrug user
publisher Archīum Ateneo
publishDate 2019
url https://archium.ateneo.edu/theses-dissertations/375
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