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I am from Miami Florida currently studying Behavioral Neuroscience. Future interest in Clinical Psychology.

Substance Use, Misuse and Recovery Through Collaborative Autoethnography

Abstract

4 undergraduate research assistants (UGRAs) reflect on their participation in a dissertation study, Substance Use, Misusing, Recovery Identity Formation Among College Students.​ Baseline concept maps and interviews between the primary investigator (PI) and UGRAs were transcribed and then coded.​ The UGRAs participated in a collaborative autoethnography (CAE) to reflect on their own experiences with substance misuse and recovery.​ Insights contribute towards understanding how community shapes students' understanding of complex concepts such as substance misuse and recovery.​ We aim to provide meaningful insight into how substance use and misuse can be internalized amongst college students and how the acquisition of a recovery identity can help redefine previous notions of substance use.​

Keywords: Autoethnography collegiate recovery programs health and wellness