Rescued Lives: The Oxford House Approach to Substance Abuse

by Leonard A. Jason, Bradley D. Olson, Karen J. Foli

Book Overview

An effective treatment to help those with addictions

Victims of drug addiction, chronic illness, and mental illness all too often are overwhelmed with the affliction called hopelessness. Oxford Houses succeed because their substance abuse treatment approach instills the most powerful medicine-hope for recovery. Rescued Lives: The Oxford House Approach to Substance Abuse provides a comprehensive thought-provoking look at just how the innovative Oxford House model inspires positive action on one of our country's most serious problems-substance abuse. This powerful book presents the success stories of the people living in these community homes and explains just how it has worked for them.

Rescued Lives: The Oxford House Approach to Substance Abuse gives an insightful review of Oxford House's history and the development of the approach. Residents' stories reveal the treatment process on the road to recovery, allowing readers to glimpse the path each individual must travel to gain entrance and assimilate into the House community. As the residents gain more control over themselves living substance free, the reader discovers the importance of relationships and reframing of self in the recovery process. This powerful book can provide hope to those individuals who feel they have lost themselves in alcohol, drugs, and mental illness. Foreword by substance abuse scholar Bill White.

Topics in Rescued Lives: The Oxford House Approach to Substance Abuse include:

- an overview of substance abuse in today's society

- a history of Oxford House to the present

- substance abuse treatment approaches

- the process of a resident's entrance and assimilation

- providing hope and living substance free

- the nationwide expansion of Oxford Houses

- recovery, and what it means to women, children, and families

- criminal offenders in Oxford House

- how the Oxford House model is constructed in order to help disenfranchised individuals from society

- the nine Oxford House Traditions

- a review of the strong evidence that Oxford House works

-and why

- and more

Rescued Lives: The Oxford House Approach to Substance Abuse is enlightening reading for educators and students of psychology, sociology, urban studies, education, and other courses designed to prepare students for careers in the helping professions. This book is also essential for practicing clinicians, anyone concerned with society's problems and those impacted by substance abuse and mental illness.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0789036312
• ISBN13: 9780789036315
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Excellent description of an important institution

An excellent and lucid description of the Oxford House. The book contains valuable research findings but is also accessible to the layman. Especially important is Chapter 11, which demonstrates the efficacy of the Oxford House rehabilitation model by citing a wide variety of studies, some of them done by the author.

A New "Tally's Corner" !

Rescued Lives by Lenny Jason and others is a new Tally's Corner. The book is written in a readable, story-telling way but it tells the story of Oxford House with researched based evidence that shows why the 1,256 Oxford Houses that have sprung up around the country and how they hold out great promise for recovering alcoholics and drug addicts. By living together they are able to become comfortable enough in sobriety to stay clean and sober without relapse. Between 67% and 87% of the recovering individuals living in Oxford House will "make it" by achieving sobriety comfortable enough to avoid relapse. What a break through and what a story.