Background
The problem of methamphetamine addiction prompted the initiation of this research project. The intent to stimulate a broader understanding of the experience of addiction and recovery was to advance clinical, methodological, and social changes.
Methamphetamine addiction has stormed the culture and threatens the health of individuals, families, and communities. In 2007, U.S. national surveys identified methamphetamine as the primary drug of abuse in 142,955 treatment facility admissions, 7.5% of all admissions for substance use; these numbers represent a rising proportion of women (SAMHSA, 2008).
The question that is commonly asked and for which our team was concerned with was,
What does it mean to experience methamphetamine addiction?
What does it mean to recover?
Answers to these social questions were sorely desired. An in depth examination, through multiple lenses provides a way to an understanding that has eluded science and society. Our study was designed to move deeper into methodological technique while, at the same time, opening possibilities for interpretive representation of meaning.
Methamphetamine addiction has stormed the culture and threatens the health of individuals, families, and communities. In 2007, U.S. national surveys identified methamphetamine as the primary drug of abuse in 142,955 treatment facility admissions, 7.5% of all admissions for substance use; these numbers represent a rising proportion of women (SAMHSA, 2008).
The question that is commonly asked and for which our team was concerned with was,
What does it mean to experience methamphetamine addiction?
What does it mean to recover?
Answers to these social questions were sorely desired. An in depth examination, through multiple lenses provides a way to an understanding that has eluded science and society. Our study was designed to move deeper into methodological technique while, at the same time, opening possibilities for interpretive representation of meaning.
