From personal tragedy to personal challenge: responses to stigma among sober living home residents and operators

• Published in: Sociology of health & illness Vol. 34; no. 3; pp. 379 - 395
• Main Authors: Heslin, Kevin C., Singzon, Trudy, Aimiuwu, Otaren, Sheridan, Dave, Hamilton, Alison
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.03.2012; Blackwell
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Advocacy; Alcohol; Associations; community; Community Services; Disabled persons; Drugs; Family; Female; Focus Groups; Friendship; Group Homes; Humans; identity; Los Angeles; Los Angeles, California; Male; Neighborhoods; Neighbourhoods; Neighbouring relationships; Residence Characteristics; Social Identification; Social identity; Social problems and social policy. Social work; Social Support; Sociology; Stereotypes; Stereotyping; Stigma; Substance Abuse; Substance abuse treatment; substance use; Substance-Related Disorders - rehabilitation; Threat; Tragedy; U.S.A; Urban Areas; Young Adult; Los Angeles; social support; substance use; stigma; Social Integration; Alcoholism; identity; Desintoxication; Alcohol; Stereotype; community; Stigmatization

Sober living homes for people attempting to maintain abstinence from alcohol and drugs can act as a buffer against the high rates of substance misuse that are endemic to many urban environments. Sober living homes and other group homes for people with disabilities have faced persistent opposition fr...