Original Article

Alcohol Use and Religiousness/Spirituality Among Adolescents

Background: Previous studies indicate that religiousness is associated with lower levels of substance use among adolescents, but less is known about the relationship between spirituality and substance use. The objective of this study was to determine the association between adolescents’ use of alcohol and specific aspects of religiousness and spirituality….

Posted in: adolescence 3 alcoholism 2 religion 17 spirituality 20 substance-related disorders 2

Spirituality/Medicine Interface Project

Alcohol Recovery and Spirituality: Strangers, Friends, or Partners?

Abstract:Alcoholics Anonymous, with its steady but nonspecific promotion of belief in a higher power and its emphasis on the group process, long held a near-monopoly in the outpatient alcohol recovery field, but its hegemony has now been challenged by two very different perspectives. The first is a nonspiritual approach that…

Posted in: alcoholism 2 religion 17 spirituality 20
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