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Ross-Houle, K and Porcellato, L (2021) Recovery capital in the context of homelessness, high levels of alcohol consumption, and adverse significant life events. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy. ISSN 0968-7637
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Abstract
Homelessness and heavy alcohol consumption are increasing global public health concerns. Homelessness is associated with poorer health outcomes, shorter life expectancy, and health risk behaviours. High levels of alcohol consumption intersect with the cause and effect of homelessness making this an important consideration for research. This is explored through a theoretical lens of recovery capital, referring to the resources required to initiate and maintain recovery, and is applied to both heavy alcohol consumption and homelessness. Life history calendars were utilised alongside semi-structured interviews to explore the impact that adverse life events had on alcohol consumption and living situations with 12 participants in contact with homelessness services in North-West England. The findings consider how social, health, and structural-related adverse life events were both a cause and effect of homelessness and increasing consumption of alcohol, which were further exacerbated by a lack of recovery capital. The authors argue for further consideration relating to the intersection of homelessness and high levels of alcohol consumption in relation to recovery capital. The findings have implications for policy and practice by demonstrating the need for relevant services to help individuals develop and maintain resources that will sustain recovery capital.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Alcohol; CONDITIONALITY; DRUG; HEALTH; HIGH-INCOME COUNTRIES; homelessness; INDIVIDUALS; life history calendars; Life Sciences & Biomedicine; PEOPLE; PREDICTOR; QUALITY-OF-LIFE; recovery capital; SATISFACTION; Science & Technology; Substance Abuse; UK; Science & Technology; Life Sciences & Biomedicine; Substance Abuse; Alcohol; homelessness; recovery capital; life history calendars; HIGH-INCOME COUNTRIES; QUALITY-OF-LIFE; HEALTH; DRUG; PEOPLE; UK; CONDITIONALITY; SATISFACTION; INDIVIDUALS; PREDICTOR; 1117 Public Health and Health Services; 1605 Policy and Administration; Substance Abuse |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine |
| Divisions: | Public Health Institute |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis Group |
| SWORD Depositor: | A Symplectic |
| Date Deposited: | 24 Jan 2023 13:20 |
| Last Modified: | 24 Jan 2023 13:20 |
| DOI or ID number: | 10.1080/09687637.2021.2014402 |
| URI: | https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/18725 |
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