From working on recovery to working in recovery: Employment status among a nationally representative U.S. sample of individuals who have resolved a significant alcohol or other drug problem.

摘要: Abstract Alcohol and other drug (AOD) use disorders exact a prodigious annual economic toll in the United States (U.S.), driven largely by lost productivity due to illness-related absenteeism, underemployment, unemployment. While recovery from AOD is associated with improved health functioning, little known specifically about increases new or resumed employment who may continue struggle. Also, because can buffer relapse risk providing structure, meaning, purpose, income, greater knowledge this regard would inform prevention efforts as well employment-related policy. We conducted cross-sectional, nationally representative survey of U.S. adult population assessing persons reported having resolved an problem (n = 2002). Weighted employment, unemployment, retirement, disability statistics were compared general population. Logistic linear regression models tested for differences unemployment among demographic categories measures well-being. Compared population, individuals had less likely be employed retired, more unemployed disabled. Certain recovering subgroups, including those identifying black histories multiple arrests, further disadvantaged. Conversely, certain factors, such higher level education prior criminal justice involvement lower risk. Despite being problem, struggle obtaining particularly Americans histories. Given importance addiction prevention, research needed identify barriers so that they effectively addressed.