Spirituality and recovery from familial aspects of alcohol and other drug problems: Analysis of an online al-anon meeting

Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 399-426

  Roth, Jeffrey D ^a   Tan, Emjay M ^b  

^a Department of Working Sobriety ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Al Anon; Familial aspects of alcohol and other drug problems; Online group; Recovery; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL REHABILITATION PROGRAM; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; HISTORY; INFORMATION SERVICE; INTERNET; ONLINE SYSTEM; RELIGION;

EID: 65749213537     PISSN: 07347324     EISSN: 15444538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07347320802346998     Document Type: Article

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