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The Experiences of Families Seeking Support in Coping with Heroin Use

Title: The Experiences of Families Seeking Support in Coping with Heroin UsePages: 110 File size: 0.9 MB Author: Dr Carmel Duggan, WRC Social and Economic Consulting Limited Published: April 2007  Formats: Portable Document Format (PDF) To view PDF documents you will need to download Adobe Reader from the Adobe website.

Documentary by the NACD: The Experience of Families Seeking Support in Coping with Heroin Use.

Executive Summary

The Family Study which was carried out by Dr Carmel Duggan using a qualitative methodology and interviewed 30 families augmented by interviews with a second family member in seven cases.  Twenty of the 37 interviewees were female.  The families were accessed through family support groups in all areas as well as statutory services in one area. The fieldwork was carried out between August and November 2005.  Many of the families have been coping with heroin use in the family for several years, whilst others had more recent experience of it.

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