Social Support &Health

Social Support and Health
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The main determinants of the complete recovery of alcoholics into being sober are primarily social (Best, et al., 2016, p.11). The contributors of the social aid include emotional, appraisal, instrumental and informational. The integration of the four components sets a suitable environment to keep the drug addicts sober. This paper will discuss the various ways through which the pillars can interact to achieve the successful recovery of alcoholics. I will focus on the key aspects of each intervention.
Emotional support has a significant role at the time of recovery of previous drug addicts (Preller, et al., 2014, n.p). This pillar of social support requires understanding and interpreting the needs of the patients. The families of the patients, which have a firsthand interaction with the victims, will require training on how to provide the support. Moreover, the pillar interacts with the other factors such as appraisal, instrumental and informational needs. In some of the cases, the drug abusers have low self-esteem and would highly benefit from encouragement. Mobilizing awareness among the community members of the affected persons is a key step in mobilizing emotional stability since they play a role as positive emotional stimuli (Droutman, Read and Bechara, 2015, p.6).
Awareness can be reached through public awareness lessons such as in rallies. Economic stability is another…