Jose Luis Vazquez Martinez

Recovery community centers: Characteristics of new attendees and longitudinal investigation of the predictors and effects of participation

Jose Luis Vazquez Martinez - 26 February 2021

Source:

Kelly, J. F., Fallah-Sohy, N., Cristello, J., Stout, R. L., Jason, L. A., & Hoeppner, B. B. (2021). Recovery community centers: Characteristics of new attendees and longitudinal investigation of the predictors and effects of participation. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment124, 108287.

 

Highlights

 

Recovery Community Centers (RCCs) are novel recovery support entities in the U.S.
•Little is known regarding RCCs' clinical and public health utility for new participants.
•New participants had very low recovery resources and high levels of clinical pathology.
•Participants utilized and valued a broad array of available RCC services.
•Participants appeared to derive recovery and quality of life benefits from participation.