A sociological investigation into the everyday lives of recovering heroin users
Lead Research Organisation:
Oxford Brookes University
Department Name: Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
Abstract
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Organisations
Publications
Joanne Neale (Author)
(2011)
People often say that recovery involves repairing a spoiled identity, but is this idea really helpful?
Joanne Neale (author)
(1900)
Routine body care and harm reduction amongst heroin users
Joanne Neale (author)
(1900)
Improving the patient's experience of substance misuse services
Joanne Neale (author)
(1900)
Some everyday bodily dangers of heroin consumption
Lucy Pickering (author)
(1900)
'Using bodies' and 'recovering bodies' : towards an embodied analysis of heroin ex/users experiences of recovery and relapse
Lucy Pickering (author)
(1900)
'I'd rather eat than do drugs' : negotiating weight and body-image in recovery from heroin use
Lucy Pickering (Speaker)
(2012)
Women's experiences of negotiating changes in body image in recovery from heroin use
Neale J
(2013)
Does recovery-oriented treatment prompt heroin users prematurely into detoxification and abstinence programmes? Qualitative study.
in Drug and alcohol dependence
Neale J
(2014)
Gender sameness and difference in recovery from heroin dependence: a qualitative exploration.
in The International journal on drug policy
| Description | Doing qualitative research |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
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| Results and Impact | A 3-hour introductory workshop to 25 drug treatment counsellors and social work and psychology students at the Ranganathan Clinical Research Foundation (TTK Hospital), Chennai, India. Findings from the 'everyday lives of recovering heroin users' study were used as an example of how to conduct and learn from qualitative research. The workshop also drew upon the study data to explore cultural relevance and limitations. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | |
| Description | Doing qualitative research : an introductory workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Primary Audience | |
| Results and Impact | Three-hour workshop for 20 MSc Social Work students in the Social Work Department at the Madras Christian College, Chennai, India. The workshop covered basic qualitative methods. Information on both the conduct of, and findings emerging from, the 'everyday lives of heroin users' study were embedded in the session and provided useful points for discussion. |
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| Description | Fit for life : qualitative, quantitative and physiological indicators of physical activity amongst heroin users |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
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| Results and Impact | Research seminar at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Australia |
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| Description | Let's get physical |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | A short article for practitioners working in the drug field. It argues that support for heroin users should include their basic physical needs given that caring for one's body and good progress in recovery appear to be mutually reinforcing. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
| URL | http://www.drugscope.org.uk/publications/druglink |
| Description | Recovery from heroin dependence and the desire to be normal |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Primary Audience | |
| Results and Impact | One-day workshop 'Exploring recovery from heroin dependence' specifically organised by NCHSR Consortium (University of New South Wales) for practitioners and academics. The aim was to use the Everyday Lives study as a springboard for discussion and debate - specifically how the findings might relate to the Australian context. |
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| Description | Recovery-oriented treatment and the risk of premature harmful detoxification |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Primary Audience | |
| Results and Impact | Seminar at the Addictions Department, Institute of Psychiatry, chaired by Professor John Strang |
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| Description | Sharing strories : the everyday lives of recovering heroin users |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Primary Audience | |
| Results and Impact | Presentation to practitioners, recovery champions and service users as part of the Glasgow Alcohol and Drugs Partnership Communities Sub-Group Sharing Stories event. |
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| Description | Social exclusion and health problems amongst dependent drug users : implications for effective treatment |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Primary Audience | |
| Results and Impact | Invited presentation as part of an expert panel organised by the UNODC's Drug Prevention and Health Branch. The meeting was entitled: 'Basic socio-economic assistance as a precondition for effective drug dependence treatment and related HIV/AIDS prevention'. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
| Description | Some everyday challenges for women in recovery from addiction |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Primary Audience | |
| Results and Impact | 2013 annual seminar hosted by Action on Addiction. The seminar took the form of a one-day workshop for approximately 80 service providers, service users and academics. The entire day was based on findings from the Everyday Lives of Recovering Heroin Users study. Jo Neale led the day. |
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| Description | Some practical aspects of recovery |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Primary Audience | |
| Results and Impact | A workshop session at the 2011 DrugScope conference. Jo Neale presented findings from the Everyday Lives of Recovering Heroin Users study and Glenda Daniels (Oxfordshire User Team) provided a response from the service user perspective. Glenda Daniels then led a discussion with the audience. |
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| Description | Techniques and transitions : a sociological analysis of sleeping practices amongst recovering heroin users |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Primary Audience | |
| Results and Impact | Seminar based on article published in Social Science and Medicine on challanges involved with learning to sleep during recovery |
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| Description | The Everyday Lives of Recovering Heroin Users |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Primary Audience | |
| Results and Impact | Presentation to Public Health England |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | |
| Description | The everyday lives of recovering heroin users... and the desire to be normal |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Primary Audience | |
| Results and Impact | Public lecture and Q&A session |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | What's your story? |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Primary Audience | |
| Results and Impact | This was an afternoon workshop for service users and service providers in Kent. The workshop enabled those present to discuss findings from the Everyday Lives of Recovering Heroin Users study. It also gave participants an opportunity to talk about their own everyday experiences of recovery. The workshop was used to launch a new Royal Society of Arts project called 'What's your story?'. The 'What's your story' project will enable recovering heroin users in Kent to tell their own recovery stories (using words, poetry, pictures etc). These will then be displayed at a series of venus across Kent in the coming months. The 'What's your story' project was inspired by our book 'The Everyday Lives of Recovering Heroin Users', recently published and launched by the Royal Society of Arts in London. |
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