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Contribution of Spirituality in Overcome Crisis and Addiction Recovery

Introduction: In this paper will be presented the results of research based on the theory of resilience which emphasizes the role of spirituality in empowering individuals and families to overcome the crises (Walsh, 2006). In the introduction will be explained a model of recovery from addiction, which is based on the spiritual dimension and which describes recovery as a consequence of spiritual experience that enables the renewal of personal identity and transformation of lifestyles (White & Kurtz, 2006). Objective and research questions: The goal of the research is to gain insight and understanding of spirituality contribution to overcoming the crises and recovery from addiction. Research questions are: (1) How do former addicts describe their own experience of life in the Christian therapeutic community for treatment and addiction rehabilitation process in the Reto center? (2) How do former addicts describe the role of spirituality in overcoming their crises and recovery from addiction? Method (sample, procedure, instruments): This paper will represent the results of a qualitative research, which is carried out by the method of deep interview of 16 participants who were an addict to different psychoactive substances. All participants have the experience of inclusion in the program of treatment and rehabilitation of addiction in the Christian community Reto center in Zagreb. Participants successfully abstain in the period from 7 to 20 years. The sample size is defined according to the principle of reaching theoretical saturation. Data were collected by in-depth interview. The content of interviews is transcribed and processed by the procedure of qualitative analysis (interpretative phenomenological analysis). Main results: The research results show that intensive spiritual lifestyle in the community, strong support of religious practices and nurturing of common religious beliefs and emotional support of community members represent a strong resource of successful rehabilitation process of addicts. Participants highlight that spirituality became a resource of positive change in their life (the experience of 'rebirth'). Results are represented in the context of the theoretical framework based on the concept of resilience. Implications: There is a lack of research on the role of spirituality in work with addicts in their rehabilitation and resocialization process. Therefore, the need for further research in this field in the Croatian context is highlighted.

spirituality, overcome crisis, addiction recovery

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