“I’m Going to Stop Myself Before Someone Stops Me”: Complicating Narratives of Volitional Substance Use Treatment

Background: Often people assume that entry into drug treatment is a voluntary action for persons who use drugs (PWUD). This narrative informs the organizational and regulatory structure of most treatment programs and consequently affects patients’ ability to exert agency over their own treatment. Ye...

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Main Authors: David Frank, Suzan M. Walters
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Sociology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsoc.2021.619677/full