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This a lon-term recovery interview and paper. I have already interviwed my friend's anut via phone. I include the einterview questions and answers below. Please help me writing the paper portion and follow the instructions carefully. Thank you so much for your help.
Instructions: Please identify and interview a person of their choice who has been in addiction recovery for over 5 years (for some, this may include periods of lapse or relapse). The interview can be done in person, over the phone, FaceTime, Skype, Zoom or any other platform.
I need 4 pages, introduction, and conclusion. Please create an interview template (example given below). This interview template will serve as your guide for the interview. It will be important to use your interviewing and clinical skills during this interview to ensure you are respecting the persons lived experience. Below are some examples of questions that can be asked. Please, however, use these as anchors for your own interview – ensuring you are asking questions that address the focus of your paper. Please use both academic research as well as the information gleaned from your interview to write your paper. Use headings and sub-headings when organizing the paper. Include an introduction and conclusion. Use as many direct quotations from the person as possible to support your claims and the research you have found. Use at least 5 academic scholarly references when making assertions and exercise APA style of referencing. Use headings to address each of the 10 questions in the interview.
1. How does the student know this person? This person is my friend’s aunt (Laura). The interview was bone by the phone. 2. What were the contributing factors that lead you to use alcohol, drugs, or behaviors in excess? “I would go with my friends and we would start drinking. But I was the only one who that once I picked up, I could not stop drinking, I would get nasty drunk pass out and that how I would stop drinking when I would pass out.” 3. What were the circumstances that lead you to believe that you were not in control? (Be specific.) “First, I start with alcohol and was introduces to meth and so when I would drink and do meth at the same time. Meth would allow me to drink as much as I wanted to and not get drunk so that’s what I liked about the meth in the beginning. I eventually stopped drinking because meth made me not like drinking anymore. I started using meth every day and I did not realize that I was out of control and I was dependent on it until one day I did not have anything and I couldn’t get up the next morning and I said to myself that I need some shit to function. I was using it for 6 months and I like it because it helped me lose weight and it stopped my appetite and I could not focus without so I like it and did not want to stop.”
4.How did you feel different in the beginning of your recovery compared to now? "One of the things that helped me immensely during my recovery is that I now make it a point to live healthier. When I was using drugs, I barely ever slept, I didn’t eat much (and when I did, it was mostly junk food), and I didn’t like to go out of the house. But now, I make sure I eat right, exercise more often, and get 8 hours of sleep. And you know what? It makes a huge difference."
5.Could you tell me about the process of early recovery. "My emotion would go up and down, I would experience withdrawal symptoms, difficulty sleeping, eating, and concentrating.”) My high level of stress and poor coping skills made me relapse. I cope with relapse by provide support: Social support from my friends and loved ones. Also my primary care provider and their my treatment program."
6.What, if any, were some of the things that led to relapse? How did you cope with relapse (if applicable)? "My high level of stress and poor coping skills made me relapse. I cope with relapse by provide support: Social support from my friends and loved ones. Also my primary care provider and their my treatment program."
7.What people, places, things, and activities did/do you turn to for your stability? "My family I turned to for my stability and me going to counseling then staying positive what helped me stayed in my recovery."
8.How is your life different now? "My life is different because I am not living a lie and this makes me happy when I don’t lie"
9. What do you most appreciate about your recovery? “It feels good to go to work and know what ever happens is not because me. I work at the hotel and when the police pull up, I know they are not coming to me. I have a good feeling that I am sober now.”
10. What were the most helpful and least helpful things people did during your recovery? "The helpful part was just let me be and my family was there to help me and allow me to go through the process to deal with addiction and people leave me alone and not be judged by others."