A1 |
Baik HU, Han IY (2014) |
To elucidate the significance of the phenomenon encountered by drug users during their process of recovering from addiction by a thorough examination of their recovery experience |
N=7 (1/6) |
Phenomenology |
4 themes |
29~58 years old |
- Walking into wonderland |
- Discovering the exit |
- Returning to a different reality |
- Newly growing up in the world |
A2 |
Kang SK, Moon JY, Yang DH (2016) |
To investigate the process of drug addiction recovery and rehabilitation |
N=5 (1/4) |
Case study |
4 themes |
29~51 years old |
- Regaining a sense of reality |
- Adopting an innate pattern |
- Reconstructing oneself within a social network |
- Self-esteem |
A3 |
Han BS, Hwang IO (2017) |
To comprehend drug addicts' rehabilitation and recovery by means of a case study of drug addicts attending NA meetings. |
N=7 (2/5) |
Case study |
3 themes |
33~50 years old |
- The bottom of their lives and deal with a variety of challenges |
- Feeling pleasure in daily life through social activities |
- Difficult challenges reentering society as a result of inadequate job rehabilitation |
A4 |
Lim HY, Kim HJ, Yoon HJ (2018) |
To understand in-depth meaning of occupational activities experienced in addiction and the recovery of drug addicts |
N=4 (0/4) |
Phenomenology |
3 themes |
49~55 years old |
- Context of life change from addiction to recovery |
- Occupational activities in the process of addiction |
- Occupational activities in the process of recovery |
A5 |
Kang SK, Choi Y (2018) |
To investigate the lives of drug addicts who were socially invisible and examine their distinct experiences |
N=5 (3/2) |
Phenomenology |
4 themes |
39~59 years old |
- Swept away by the storm and fall into the magical world of Oz |
- Journey of a banquet to meet Oz |
- Fighting the wicked witch |
- Returning from the journey of Oz |
A6 |
Kang SK, Sang CR (2019) |
To investigate drug-related life events through brief, recurrent, and short-drug processes |
N=1 (0/1) |
Case study |
A man in his late 40s was selected as a participant, examining the applicability of "existential self-understanding" and "bottom-up" |
40 years old |
A7 |
Kim JH (2019) |
To investigate the life story of a man who took methamphetamine (MA) for over 30 years in a chronic manner and his quantum change |
N=1 (0/1) |
Life history |
11 themes unit, 3 categories were classified. |
62 years old |
3 categories |
- Addiction to MA |
- Turning point |
- Adaptation |
A8 |
Yoo SG, Kim YS (2020) |
To explore experiences related to drug addiction and the recovery process among individuals with disabilities |
N=9 (-/-, not reported) |
Phenomenology |
8 themes |
- Stigma's liberation sphere |
41~51 years old |
- Marvelous new world |
- A trade-off between bad luck and imagination |
- Infernal hell in society |
- Barriers to re-entry such as Cheolongseong |
- Desire for resurrection of existence in the extreme |
- Summons of self-identity |
- New sky with a rainbow |
A9 |
Kim JS (2020) |
To specifically look into what influences female drug addicts' maintenance, relapse, and recovery following abstinence |
N=10 (10/0) |
Phenomenology |
4 themes |
31~45 years old |
- Encountering drugs by chance |
- A body crumbling under the influence of narcotics |
- A repetitive life trapped in darkness |
- Belief in the power of antagonism |
A10 |
Kang SK, Choi MK (2020) |
To learn how a drug-addicted man who served as the NA (Narcotics Anonymous) leader identified and modified the critical moments in his recovery |
N=1 (0/1) |
Life history |
13 themes unit, 3 categories were classified |
70 years old |
- Dimension |
- Turning point |
- Adaptation |
A11 |
Yoon HJ, Lim HY, Lee NK (2021) |
To understand the overall significance of three female drug addicts' recovery experiences after abstaining from narcotics for at least three years, and to draw conclusions and necessary practical actions for the field of social welfare |
N=3 (3/0) |
Phenomenology |
5 themes |
41~52 years old |
- Historicity |
- Fundamental attunement mood |
- Co-existence |
- Physicality |
- Essential meaning |
A12 |
Yoo SG (2021) |
To analyze participants' experiences of escaping drug dealing, focusing on aspects of temporality, place, and social interaction |
N=3 (0/3) |
Narrative inquiry |
4 themes |
54~60 years old |
- Drugs served as a stand-in for poverty and a way for people to realize unfulfilled dreams |
- Correctional facilities provided drug sellers and users with a new market. |
- The bottom-up experience |
- Extreme resilience and reset new life direction |
A13 |
Kang JH, Lee DJ, Maeng SJ (2021) |
Using recovery stories from the "Korean Association Against Drug Abuse" headquarters, investigate the elements of recovery for drug addicts. |
N=25 (-/-, not reported) |
Case study |
10 themes |
Age not reported |
- Awareness of drug risk |
- Support from family and friends |
- Distance from drug environment |
- Life goals were acting |
- Awareness of health status |
- Stigma |
- Rehabilitation facilities |
- Fellow recover |
- Religion |
- Recovery community |
A14 |
Choi MK (2022) |
To understand the experiences of the lives of recovering drug addicts who maintain abstinence more than three months and live in Drug Addiction Rehabilitation Center for recovery |
N=4 (-/-, not reported) |
Narrative inquiry |
3 themes |
Age not reported |
- Rebuilding a shattered life |
- Meeting significant others who become the spark of recovery |
- Overcoming desperation and expecting return to daily life |
A15 |
Choi MK (2022) |
To comprehend the treatment and healing journeys of drug users who stay sober for longer than a year |
N=2 (0/2) |
Case study |
4 themes |
Age not reported |
- Thrown into the bondage of pain |
- A meaningful interaction with someone on the verge of death |
- The battle to break free from the bonds of mental suffering |
- Caring for wounds, with growth and maturity |
A16 |
Cha MH (2022) |
To understand the life of young adolescents who have experience with drugs and to help prevent and recover from drugs |
N=1 (1/0) |
Case study |
3 themes |
26 years old |
- I have no choice but to follow my mom's decision |
- A turbulent existence that involved narcotics |
- Broadening one's perspective |
A17 |
Choi MK, Kang SK (2022) |
To investigate the experiences and life events that have helped him stay sober over the past 20 years after recovering from drug addiction |
N=1 (0/1) |
Narrative inquiry |
4 themes |
Age not reported |
- The dark shadow of childhood |
- The heart of the family, but a mental institution with a revolving door |
- A reflection of the lifeless shell |
- A society where people put their arms around one other's shoulders |
A18 |
Choi MK (2023) |
To comprehend the experiences of juvenile drug users and create strategies of support to aid in their recovery |
N=6 (1/5) |
Phenomenology |
4 themes |
Age not reported |
- Daily deprivation and oppression |
- Isolation due to drugs |
- Finding the hope to recover from suffering |
- Finding myself changing in real life |
A19 |
Choi MK (2023) |
To learn about the experience of drug addicts going back to their regular lives and the practical and policy ramifications in order to assist them |
N=5 (2/3) |
Phenomenology |
4 themes |
Age not reported |
- A bad relationship with drugs leads to despair |
- Confronting my wounded younger self |
- Changing behaviors and gaining meaningful support from others |
- Becoming an agent of change and leading recovery |