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Understanding and Addressing Disclosure to Members of Social Networks Among People Recovering From Substance Use Disorders
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Disclosing Recovery: A Decision Aid and Toolkit and Mindfulness for Opioid-use Disorder. Completed, enrolled 50 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
Many people with substance use disorders struggle with decisions regarding whether to disclose to others that they have a history of substance use and/or are in recovery. Yet, these decisions are important because disclosures can lead to reactions from others that harm or help recovery. For example, stigmatizing responses can harm the mental health of people in recovery whereas supportive responses can strengthen people's commitment to their sobriety. We have developed a brief intervention to help people decide whether and how to tell others about their recovery as well as build skills for disclosure. The purpose of this study is to pilot test this intervention and test its acceptability and feasibility as well as determine if it shows preliminary signs of efficacy in comparison to a control condition. We hypothesize that: (1) participants exposed to the intervention condition will agree that the intervention is acceptable and feasible, and (2) participants in the intervention condition will report higher quality decision making in comparison to participants in the control condition.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Participants will be guided through a workbook and accompanying worksheet designed to help them: (1) decide whether or not they want to share information about their substance use with others, and (2) build skills for disclosing (e.g., planning what to say). Importantly, the intervention is not designed to encourage participants to disclose or not disclose, but rather to help participants decide whether they want to disclose based on their own goals and values.
Participants will be able to choose from several guided meditations to promote mindfulness