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Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Community Recovery



The concept of recovery within the addictions arena has most often been applied to the personal resolution of severe alcohol and other drug (AOD) problems. The emergence of the concept of family recovery suggests that social systems beyond the individual can be wounded by and experience recovery from the effects of AOD and related problems. 

This paper defines community recovery, posits a set of preliminary principles related to community recovery, presents a case study of community recovery, and outlines strategies used in the City of Philadelphia that are promoting processes of community recovery.


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