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Identify and contact a person in recovery from addiction or with someone who has had drug/alcohol problems. In order to maintain confidentiality, communicate to the person that no identifying information will be disclosed. You may change the name(s) or other contact information. You must not and cannot ask someone you meet at Al-Anon (or other types support meetings) to do this interview with you .

Instructions

For the development of the interview with the person in recovery, you should ask them to relate to you their experience with drugs or alcohol. This should be a person that is comfortable talking about their recovery. Most of us know people in recovery who will share their story. You can ask them many questions; however, please include the following:

a. What was your first experience with drugs/alcohol?

b. When and with whom did you use drugs/alcohol?

c. Was using drugs or alcohol the way you and your friends interacted socially?

d. When did you begin to believe that you had a problem with drugs or alcohol?

e. What prompted you to stop using drugs or alcohol?

f. What was the reaction of your family, friends, and/or your significant other to you beginning sobriety?

g. What were the most significant roadblocks to your recovery?

h. Were there particular rough times you experienced? Would you describe them and when they occurred?

i. What has been the greatest joy of your sobriety?

Each Interview with a Person in Recovery Assignment must be approximately 3-4 pages; however, the page requirement does not include the cover page or reference page. You are encouraged to write as if the reader does not have any previous knowledge of the content. Therefore, do not leave out any valuable information.

[NOTE: References usually come from the books/materials, presentations, videos, research-based articles, and brochures/pamphlets.]

Each Interview with a Person in Recovery Assignment must include at least 3–4 references in addition to the course textbooks. Current APA edition format rules are in effect (1/2” indents, 1” margins, double-spacing, etc.).

Be sure to review the Interview with a Person in Recovery Grading Rubric before beginning this Interview with a Person in Recovery Assignment.

Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.