subject: Getting Your Life Back:Older Women In Sobriety [print this page] Getting Your Life Back:Older Women In Sobriety
In and throughout life we all desire a second chance. Women who are in addiction recovery ... are no different. Women of sobriety have learned how to stop using substances and how to avoid relapse. Furthermore, they have a great need for basic life skills and interpersonal skills.
Indeed, this is a great triumph considering their former lifestyle of dependency on or abuse of illicit drugs or alcohol. Likewise, the emotional turmoil they once encounter along the way. Such as: usage in dangerous situations, trouble with the law, and withdrawal from their choice of drug. Makes for determination that's even more sweeter. Oftentimes, women will self-refer into treatment because of life problems.
Alcohol and drug abuse affects millions of women every year. Women aged 18 to 49, not living with any children under age 18 were more likely, to have abused or been dependent on alcohol or an illicit drug. When her treatment is completed, usually she's transferred to another level of care; both are important predictors of longer-term positive outcomes. In 2007, nearly two thirds of adult female discharges with primary alcohol abuse completed treatment (49.8percent) or transferred to another level of care (15.2percent).
In addition, supportive housing programs helps to develop housing and related supportive services for women moving from homelessness to independent living. Program funds help homeless women live in a stable place, overcome their learning disabilities, and gain more control over the decisions that affect their lives. When women of recovery begin to have their survival needs met, they begin to feel safe, and experience some degree of stability. They also, become increasingly likely to continue responding positively to aftercare support and learning about adult literacy.
However, there are some women that are in transient and unstable living arrangements such as temporarily staying with others. She may have a living arrangement pattern that involves rotating among a group of friends, relatives, and acquaintances. Because, she may have broken ties with family members; nonexistent or dysfunctional family relationships. While she may not be living on the streets, she still lacks a stable, secure, and safe living arrangement.
For some, continued living in another person's residence may be contingent upon providing sex or drugs. No doubt, it's a vulnerable situation to be exploited and abused. While facing an immediate risk for eviction at the will of those with whom she resides. Homeless assistance programs provides the much needed living arrangements. Not only, for the availability of support during recovery, but also for the availability of job-related resources such as access to an answering machine or a reliable message taker. When housing stability is provided, she can focus on learning new skills; maintaining her new home, vocational goals, money management, and other necessary life skills.
