Journal article
Hitting Bottom: Help Seeking Among Alcoholics Anonymous Members
Journal of social work practice in the addictions, Vol.11(4), pp.321-335
01/01/2011
DOI: 10.1080/1533256X.2011.618067
Abstract
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) members' self-reports (N = 263) of "hitting bottom" and seeking help were analyzed using 1-way analysis of variance and chi-square analyses of 23 dependent variables. AA members self-identified a range of bottoms: high-bottom (36.1%), middle (44.5%), and low (19.4%). Whites were 2.4 times more likely than non-Whites to identify as high-bottoms. Lower bottoms were associated with multidrug use, constant drinking, and alcohol-related problems. High bottoms more likely entered AA via member introduction, and low bottoms more likely entered via court order. These findings indicate that individuals who are alcohol dependent might be helped earlier by identifying the initiation or acceleration of their substance use and facilitating relationships with those already in AA.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Hitting Bottom: Help Seeking Among Alcoholics Anonymous Members
- Creators
- Lance Brendan Young - Iowa City VA Health Care System
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of social work practice in the addictions, Vol.11(4), pp.321-335
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- DOI
- 10.1080/1533256X.2011.618067
- ISSN
- 1533-256X
- eISSN
- 1533-2578
- Number of pages
- 15
- Grant note
- VA Midwest Rural Health Resource Center Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Office of Research and Development, Health Services Research and Development; US Department of Veterans Affairs
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/01/2011
- Academic Unit
- Preventive and Community Dentistry; Dentistry Administration
- Record Identifier
- 9984367735202771
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