A Christian Faith-Based Recovery Theory: Understanding God as Sponsor

This article reports the development of a substantive theory to explain an evangelical Christian-based process of recovery from addiction. Faith-based, 12-step, mutual aid programs can improve drug abstinence by offering: (a) an intervention option alone and/or in conjunction with secular programs a...

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Main Author: Timmons, Shirley M. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. [2012]
In: Journal of religion and health
Year: 2012, Volume: 51, Issue: 4, Pages: 1152-1164
Further subjects:B Crack Cocaine
B Christianity
B Substance Abuse
B Recovery
B Faith-based programs
B African American
B Grounded Theory
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)