Jarle Pedersen Author

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Drug use and recovery among male heroin users in Zanzibar

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Jarle Pedersen* and Ingun Klepp

This article is based on a study about drug use and recovery efforts among male heroin users in Zanzibar. The objective of the study was to explore the impact of sober houses in Zanzibar and examine the progress made by heroin users who attended the first sober house program in 2009. Data was collected during autumn 2019 and generated from 89 structured interviews and 18 follow-up in-depth interviews with the recovering heroin users. The aim was to track details about the individual drug use and recovery story. Focus of our attention was if and how they experienced support from the sober house program and from the wider recovery community that grew in Zanzibar over these years, based on volunteer work. In addition, the study tried to identify other sources of recovery capital important ... view more»

DOI: 10.37532/abtr.2021.10(1).189

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