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Association of Spirituality and Sobriety During a Behavioral Spirituality Intervention for Twelve Step (TS) Recovery

2007; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 33; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/00952990701407686

1097-9891

Anthony E. Brown, Valory Pavlik, Ross Shegog, Simon N. Whitney, Lois C. Friedman, Catherine Romero, George Christopher Davis, Irina Cech, Thomas R. Kosten, Robert J. Volk,

Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research

AbstractTwelve-Step (TS) recovery utilizes spirituality to promote sobriety, yet there are no proven programs designed to facilitate spiritual involvement. We developed a seven-week behavioral spirituality intervention titled "Knowing Your Higher Power" for implementation along with usual TS care. Twenty-six participants from a recovery center enrolled. We assessed behavior at baseline, 7-week, and 12-week follow-up. The sample showed significant increase in spiritual involvement and beliefs over the 12-week measurement period and a significantly greater spirituality score in those maintaining total sobriety compared to those that relapsed. These findings encourage a controlled trial to determine if this work has efficacy for practitioners in substance abuse treatment.Keywords: Alcoholics anonymousreligionspirituality12-stepsubstance abuse