Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume 39, Issue 3 , Pages 248-254 , October 2010

Recovery at work: The relationship between social identity and commitment among substance abuse counselors

Received 28 October 2009 ,Revised 5 June 2010 ,Accepted 14 June 2010.

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 This article is based in part on the first author's master's thesis. This project described was supported by Award R01DA019460 from the National Institutes on Drug Abuse awarded to Lillian T. Eby. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institute on Drug Abuse or the National Institutes of Health.

PII: S0740-5472(10)00133-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2010.06.006

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume 39, Issue 3 , Pages 248-254 , October 2010

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