ArticleJournal of substance abuse treatment2021
Recovery community centers: Characteristics of new attendees and longitudinal investigation of the predictors and effects of participation.
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24 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A Systematic Review of Substance Misuse Treatment Processes and Outcomes as Implemented in Prisons for Men in the UK.Criminal behaviour and mental health : CBMH · 2025Pooled it
- One-stop shopping for recovery? A systematic review of the evidence on U.S. recovery community centers.Journal of substance use and addiction treatment · 2025Pooled it
- Facilitators, barriers, and strategies for optimizing engagement in recovery community centers among sexual minority people in the U.S. Northeast.Drug and alcohol dependence reports · 2026Article
- The effects of dynamic recovery identity on lapse risk and the role of daily recovery meetings.The International journal on drug policy · 2025Article
- Recovery support services as part of the continuum of care for alcohol or drug use disorders.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2025Article
- The costs of peer recovery support services provided through two models within a recovery community center.Journal of substance use and addiction treatment · 2025Article
- Exploring support provision for recovery from substance use disorder among members of a sober active community.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Comparing recovery community centers (RCCs) serving Black, Hispanic/Latino, and other communities: an exploratory secondary data analysis of a nationwide survey of RCC directors.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Recovery Community Center Visits and Activities: A Description Using a Daily Diary Approach.Alcoholism treatment quarterly · 2025Article
- A within-person investigation of recovery identity following substance use disorder: examining the impact of recovery-focused social contexts.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Substance use disorder recovery research opportunities: perspectives from a federal interagency workgroup.Frontiers in public health · 2025Review
- Championing reproductive and perinatal health with the recovery community: improving access to healthcare and health promotion resources to support recovery.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- "I feel like people would look at me like I'm dirty or like I'm a thief:" a qualitative exploration of interpersonal and intrapersonal experiences that influence recovery among adults at risk of opioid-related overdose.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Recovery resources for college students: Leveraging web scraping to unveil current estimates.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2024Article
- A scoping review of social determinants of health's impact on substance use disorders over the life course.Journal of substance use and addiction treatment · 2024Article
- The day-level effects of recovery community center attendance on indicators of recovery wellbeing and risk.Journal of substance use and addiction treatment · 2024Article
- Longitudinal trajectories in recovery capital and associations with substance use among adult drug treatment court clients.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2024Article
- "Recovery is about change, so you have to change everything": Exploring the evolution of recovery capital among women in substance use disorder treatment.SSM. Qualitative research in health · 2024Article
- Examining sexual minority engagement in recovery community centers.Journal of substance use and addiction treatment · 2024Article
- Experiences at recovery community centers predict holistic recovery outcomes: a daily diary assessment of RCC helpfulness, meaningfulness, and recovery identity.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectiveRecovery community centers (RCCs) have expanded across the U.S., serving as social "recovery hubs" that increase recovery capital (e.g., employment, housing) by providing resources that clinical care does not provide. While research supports RCCs' general utility, little is known about new participants' characteristics, predictors of engagement, services used, and benefits derived. Greater knowledge would inform the field about RCCs' clinical and public health potential.
methodProspective, single-group study of individuals (N = 275) starting at RCCs (k = 7) in the northeastern U.S. and reassessed 3 months later regarding the services these individuals used and the benefits they derived (e.g., reduced substance problems, enhanced quality of life [QOL]). Regression and longitudinal models tested theorized relationships.
resultsParticipants were mostly young to middle-aged, racially diverse, single, unemployed, men and women, with low education and income, suffering from opioid or alcohol use disorder, with a history of psychiatric problems, low QOL, and prior treatment/mutual-help participation. Attendance varied greatly, but on average, was 1-2 times/week, with greater RCC engagement predicted by Hispanic ethnicity, shorter travel time, prior treatment, lower initial social support, and relatively greater baseline QOL (QOL was low overall). Commonly used and highly valued services included social support infrastructures (e.g., recovery coaching/meetings), and technological and employment assistance. In longitudinal analyses (n = 138), the study observed improvements in duration of abstinence, substance problems, psychological well-being, and QOL, but not in recovery assets.
conclusionFindings generally are consistent with prior observations that RCCs engage and provide benefits for individuals facing the greatest challenges in terms of clinical pathology and low QOL and resources.
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