Author/Authors :
ABEDI HEIDARALI نويسنده Department of Nursing, Nursing & Midwifery School, Khorasgan (Isfahan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran , Navidian Ali نويسنده Pregnancy Health Research Center, Statistical Consulting , Nasiri Rizi Mehri نويسنده School of Nursing and Midwifery, Islamic Azad University,
Khorasgan Branch, Isfahan, IR Iran , Mohammadi Nasrollah Ali نويسنده School of Nursing & Midwifery, Isfahan University
of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IR Iran , Ghodoosi Arash نويسنده School of Nursing and Midwifery, Islamic Azad University,
Khorasgan Branch, Isfahan, IR Iran
Abstract :
Background Individuals’ experiences following addiction abstinence
may have different meanings from the former addict’s perspective,
demanding careful scrutiny to understand such experiences. Objectives
This study aimed to explore and explain the meaning of the lived
experiences of addicts after sobriety. Patients and Methods This
descriptive phenomenological study aimed to describe the experiences of
individuals who had stopped using drugs. The participants were 10
members of narcotics anonymous (NA) in Lenjan, Iran, who were recruited
using the purposive sampling method. To gather the data, unstructured,
in-depth interviews were carried out. The interviews were recorded on
cassette tapes with the consent of the participants, and the collected
data were analyzed using Colaizzi’s method. Results The results of this
study were presented in the form of 48 codes and included the four main
themes of detour, gateway, metamorphosis, and leadership. These
represent the general structure of the individuals’ lives after
recovery. Conclusions Our findings revealed that specific factors, such
as recall of sustained suffering in the course of recovery, members’
contribution, being part of a community, participation in collective
classes, feelings of equality and co-leveledness, observation of others’
success, and rethinking, played significant roles in addiction recovery.
