ERIC Number: EJ907073
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010
Pages: 18
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Attitudes about Addiction: A National Study of Addiction Educators
Broadus, Angela D.; Hartje, Joyce A.; Roget, Nancy A.; Cahoon, Kristy L.; Clinkinbeard, Samantha S.
Journal of Drug Education, v40 n3 p281-298 2010
The following study, funded by the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA), utilized the "Addiction Belief Inventory" (ABI; Luke, Ribisl, Walton, & Davidson, 2002) to examine addiction attitudes in a national sample of U.S. college/university faculty teaching addiction-specific courses (n = 215). Results suggest that addiction educators view substance abuse as a coping mechanism rather than a moral failure, and are ambivalent about calling substance abuse or addiction a disease. Most do not support individual efficacy toward recovery, the ability to control use, or social use after treatment. Modifiers of addiction educator attitudes include level of college education; teaching experience; licensure/certification, and whether the educator is an addiction researcher. Study implications, limitations, and directions for future research are discussed. (Contains 3 tables.)
Descriptors: Coping, Drug Abuse, Teaching Experience, Attitude Measures, College Faculty, Addictive Behavior, Teacher Attitudes, Rehabilitation, Social Influences, Teacher Certification, Teacher Researchers, Drinking, Alcohol Abuse, Substance Abuse
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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