Recovered addicts working in the addiction field: Pitfalls to substance abuse relapse Drugs: education, prevention and policy First Published 13 July 2009
This paper reviews the literature to examine the perceived potential risks for relapse associated with recovered addicts working in the addictions field.
Potential risks for relapse discussed are the ex-addict's motivation for entering the addiction field, personal help from self-help groups may be lost once in the field, over involvement with clients, over involvement with work, over identification with clients and the repercussions of relapse.
The paper also addresses the limitations of the studies conducted to date, provides recommendations for further research and proposes that this topic be explored using a qualitative approach, so that recovered counselors can construct their own narratives.
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