Dedication

pp iii-iv

Contents

pp v-vi

List of figures and tables

pp vii-vii

Notes on contributors

pp viii-xii

Acknowledgements

pp xiii-xiii

Preface

pp xiv-xvi

PART I - Critical explorations of long-term recovery

pp 1-2

1 - Recovery as long term: an introduction

pp 3-14

2 - Is measuring long-term recovery desirable, necessary or even possible?

pp 15-27

3 - Telling recovery stories: an exploration of the relationship between policy, practice and lived experience

pp 28-39

4 - Change processes in long-term recovery for individuals with present and former substance-use dependence

pp 40-52

5 - Provider and user perspectives on long-term recovery in England: how do we know when we are done?

pp 53-64

PART II - Intimate relationships, trauma and long-term recovery

pp 65-66

6 - Women’s and men’s stories about sex and intimate relationships in long-term recovery from problematic drug use

pp 67-79

7 - Multiple recoveries: substance use and trauma

pp 80-92

8 - Being a partner in long-term recovery: stories from female partners in Norway

pp 93-107

9 - Long-term recovery for the ‘adult children’ of parents who use alcohol in Iceland

pp 108-124

PART III - Diversity across the lifespan in long-term recovery

pp 125-126

10 - Social and structural issues in recovery among migrants and ethnic minorities: an exploration of cultural competence and individual recovery perspectives

pp 127-142

11 - Transitions in long-term recovery: mapping adolescent development theory to better understand identity change in recovery

pp 143-156

12 - Care, continuity and change in long-term recovery: the experiences of older opioid users in long-term recovery in three German regions

pp 157-169

13 - When long-term recovery isn’t an option: people at the end of life

pp 170-182

14 - Conclusion: Critical reflections, theories and key messages

pp 183-197

Index

pp 198-204