Di Carlo Francesco, Alessi Maria Chiara, Picutti Elena, Pettorruso Mauro, Martinotti Giovanni, di Giannantonio Massimo
Department of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, "G. d'Annunzio" University, Chieti, Italy.
Department of Pharmacy, Pharmacology, Clinical Sciences, University of Hertfordshire, Herts, UK.
Emerg Trends Drugs Addict Health. 2022;2:100047. doi: 10.1016/j.etdah.2022.100047. Epub 2022 Sep 11.
Following the Covid-19 pandemic, lockdown strategies have been adopted by many Governments worldwide to stop the spread of the virus. Twelve-step programs for people with substance use disorders (SUDs) as Narcotics Anonymous (NA) experienced forced interruption as well, in some cases organizing online meetings to continue their activities. The purpose of this article is to reflect on concerns and advantages of online setting for 12-step groups.
We report the experience of an Italian NA participant attending for the first time an online NA group during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The strengths and limitations of the online setting, showing up from the living voice of this participant, are expressed in the light of the present pandemic situation. Together with the general advantages derived from telehealth technologies, specific benefits of the virtual setting for 12-step programs are shown. Concerns are also discussed, as those related to privacy and social presence.
The case highlights many possibilities of the online setting for 12-step programs. On the other hand, it suggests the critical importance of in-person groups to accompany the recovery process. Future outcome research is needed about the combination of these approaches.
在新冠疫情之后,全球许多政府都采取了封锁策略以阻止病毒传播。针对患有物质使用障碍(SUDs)的人群的十二步项目,如匿名戒毒会(NA),也被迫中断,在某些情况下,他们组织在线会议以继续其活动。本文旨在探讨十二步团体在线模式的相关问题及优势。
我们报告了一名意大利匿名戒毒会参与者在新冠疫情期间首次参加在线匿名戒毒会团体的经历。
根据当前疫情形势,从该参与者的真实感受出发,阐述了在线模式的优势与局限。除了远程医疗技术带来的普遍优势外,还展示了虚拟模式对十二步项目的特殊益处。同时也讨论了相关问题,如隐私和社交临场感。
该案例凸显了十二步项目在线模式的诸多可能性。另一方面,这也表明面对面团体对于陪伴康复过程至关重要。未来需要对这些方法的结合进行结果研究。