Former heavy drinkers’ multiple narratives of recovery

AIM – This article explores the multiplicity of former heavy drinkers’ narratives. The focus lies on turning points from heavy drinking among people who have recovered through self-change and among those who recovered by participating in Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meetings.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Christensen Anne-Sofie, Elmeland Karen
Format: Article
Language:Danish
Published: SAGE Publishing 2015-06-01
Series:Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs
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Former heavy drinkers’ multiple narratives of recovery
Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs
narratives
complexity
life histories
Alcoholics Anonymous
self-change
multiplicity
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Elmeland Karen
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title Former heavy drinkers’ multiple narratives of recovery
title_short Former heavy drinkers’ multiple narratives of recovery
title_full Former heavy drinkers’ multiple narratives of recovery
title_fullStr Former heavy drinkers’ multiple narratives of recovery
title_full_unstemmed Former heavy drinkers’ multiple narratives of recovery
title_sort former heavy drinkers’ multiple narratives of recovery
publisher SAGE Publishing
series Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs
issn 1458-6126
publishDate 2015-06-01
description AIM – This article explores the multiplicity of former heavy drinkers’ narratives. The focus lies on turning points from heavy drinking among people who have recovered through self-change and among those who recovered by participating in Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meetings.
topic narratives
complexity
life histories
Alcoholics Anonymous
self-change
multiplicity
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