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Milieu Management for Drug Addicts: Extended Drug Subculture or Rehabilitation?*
- Source :
- Addiction. 67:297-301
- Publication Year :
- 1972
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 1972.
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Abstract
- Summary The purpose of this paper is to attempt to show that present day paraprofessional drug milieu treatment facilities are extended drug subcultures and are not fully rehabilitating addicts. Research tends to indicate that Synanon House of California may offer its residents a protective society and a program which is not conducive to complete rehabilitation. It was also noted that ex-addicts may become part of Synanon's ex-addict social system and that the ex-addict may become emotionally dependent upon Synanon. Also, numerous clinical impressions and observations made by the writer during a graduate field work placement were noted. It was suggested that professional ex-addicts may be part of an extended drug subculture. Maintenance of the extended subculture and some of the inter- and inter personal dynamics which appear to be operating at a para-professional drug rehabilitation facility were discussed. Lastly, modifications of present day drug programs were suggested to facilitate rehabilitation. Generally, the recommendations centred around getting community people into the facility and getting residents out of the facility.
- Subjects :
- Drug
Rehabilitation
Substance-Related Disorders
medicine.medical_treatment
media_common.quotation_subject
Addiction
Medicine (miscellaneous)
Milieu Therapy
Vocational Guidance
Psychiatry and Mental health
Rehabilitation facility
Subculture
Nursing
Social system
Drug addict
Psychotherapy, Group
medicine
Humans
Psychology
Therapeutic Community
media_common
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 13600443 and 09652140
- Volume :
- 67
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Addiction
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....8120f7bb006d6fb945969c0eddd7c4ad