{"title":"Education and careers were our way out","authors":"Toby Lynch , Windia Rodriguez , David Eddie","doi":"10.1016/j.jsat.2022.108869","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Stigma thrives in vacuums of awareness where stereotypes are allowed to persist. When those of us with lived experience<span><span> of addiction and addiction recovery stay in the shadows, we miss an opportunity to challenge a harmful narrative—that people with addiction are fundamentally different from other people and don't get better. Here, we three addiction treatment professionals share our lived experience of overcoming substance use disorder, highlighting how education and careers have formed the cornerstones of our recoveries. We also link our experiences to the emerging recovery capital literature, which speaks to the importance of employment in the SUD recovery process, while highlighting how systemic racism and the crimes against humanity committed in the name of the war on </span>drugs remain barriers to many pursuing education and new careers.</span></p></div>","PeriodicalId":17148,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment","volume":"142 ","pages":"Article 108869"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7000,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"2","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0740547222001519","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Stigma thrives in vacuums of awareness where stereotypes are allowed to persist. When those of us with lived experience of addiction and addiction recovery stay in the shadows, we miss an opportunity to challenge a harmful narrative—that people with addiction are fundamentally different from other people and don't get better. Here, we three addiction treatment professionals share our lived experience of overcoming substance use disorder, highlighting how education and careers have formed the cornerstones of our recoveries. We also link our experiences to the emerging recovery capital literature, which speaks to the importance of employment in the SUD recovery process, while highlighting how systemic racism and the crimes against humanity committed in the name of the war on drugs remain barriers to many pursuing education and new careers.
期刊介绍：
The Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment (JSAT) features original reviews, training and educational articles, special commentary, and especially research articles that are meaningful to the treatment of alcohol, heroin, marijuana, and other drugs of dependence. JSAT is directed toward treatment practitioners from all disciplines (medicine, nursing, social work, psychology, and counseling) in both private and public sectors, including those involved in schools, health centers, community agencies, correctional facilities, and individual practices. The editors emphasize that JSAT articles should address techniques and treatment approaches that can be used directly by contemporary practitioners.
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