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Recovery in context

Sober living houses and the ecology of recovery

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ID11041979
AuthorsAmy A Mericle (0000-0002-5615-0310, Alcohol Research Group at the Public Health Institute Emeryville California USA, corresponding author), Katherine J Karriker‐jaffe (0000-0002-2019-0222), Deidre Patterson (0000-0002-6775-9682, Alcohol Research Group at the Public Health Institute Emeryville California USA), Elizabeth Mahoney (0000-0001-5882-8327, Behavioral Health and Recovery Studies at the Public Health Institute California USA), Laya Cooperman (Alcohol Research Group at the Public Health Institute Emeryville California USA), Douglas L Polcin (0000-0002-6518-8628, Behavioral Health and Recovery Studies at the Public Health Institute California USA)
Year2020
Volume48
Issue8
Pages2589-2607
Publication date2020-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Community Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-4392 • E-ISSN: 1520-6629
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/jcop.22447
PMID32939779
OpenAlexW3087332026
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited54

Sober living houses (SLHs) are an increasingly common element of the recovery support services landscape, yet little is known about their neighborhood context. This study describes neighborhoods in which SLHs are located and examines differences by house characteristics. SLHs in Los Angeles County ( N = 297) were geocoded and linked with U.S. Census, alcohol outlet, recovery resources, and accessibility data. Regression analyses tested differences by house characteristics. Co‐ed houses were in neighborhoods that were less ethnically diverse and farther away from recovery resources. Larger house capacity was associated with increased density of off‐premise alcohol outlets but also increased proximity to treatment. Higher fees were associated with lower neighborhood disadvantage and off‐premise alcohol outlet density but the greater distance from treatment programs and other recovery resources. House characteristics are associated with neighborhood factors that both support recovery and place residents at risk

Archaeology · Biology · Census · Context (archaeology) · Disadvantage · Geography · Political science · Population · Premise · Sociology · Demography · Ecology · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes · Homelessness and Social Issues · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes

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