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active substance use has a high impact on these by enhancing perception and
causes new thoughts, new experiences. Due to the novelty of these experiences,
these start to belong to a new self. By expressing feelings and meanings and
choosing how to think about them, the person creates her/his identity (Gray,
2005; Kassai, Pintér, & Racz, 2018). In the method of 12-step groups “working”
on identity is one the most important elements of the recovery process. En¬
gaging with new identity could help keep a distance from the previous
‘spoiled” identity and helps to cope with stigma (Hill & Leeming, 2014). In
research practice during the data collection questions like these should be
asked: How did you see yourself at the beginning of the substance use/symp¬
toms? How did you see yourself during substance use/illness? How do you
see yourself now? During the data analysis, the process of the identity change
should be captured.
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1.4. HUNGARIAN OUALITATIVE STUDIES ON ALCOHOL
AND SUBSTANCE USE
In this sub-chapter, the aim is to mention some of the invaluable research
studies that were published in Hungary and in the Hungarian context by
Hungarian Researchers. Bernadette Péley examined the role of initiation rite
in identity change among adolescents (Péley, 1994). Gábor Kelemen has many
remarkable research results on addiction therapy, on family context and al¬
cohol policy (Kelemen, 2001, 2009). With Márta B. Erdős they analyzed
speeches of patients from rehabilitation centers and life stories of recovering
addicts (B. Erdős & Kelemen, 2005). Marta B. Erdés, Eva Vojtek, Gabor Kele¬
men, Linda Szijjarté (2017) discovered identities of novel psychoactive sub¬
stance (NPS) users, and the results draw attention to the examination of
identity constructions (by analyzing social networks and narratives) of NPS
users. Jozsef Madacsy (2013) examined Hungarian AA groups with ethno¬
graphy method. Zsolt Nagy (2015) discovered the agenda and values in 12¬
step groups and how people who are in recovery from addiction incorporate
the values of recovery and being sober in their lives. Marta Csabai (2005)
examined somatization, self-organization and verbal representation of illness.
Zsuzsa Kalé has examined metaphors of drug users, interviews of pregnant
drug users and experiences of mephedrone users (Kald, 2009, 2014; Kalo,
Mándi, Váradi, & Rácz, 2011; Kaló g Rácz, 2008; Kaló, Vida, Gogibedasvili,
Van Hout, g Rácz, 2013). József Rácz has numerous important work on the
gualitative examination of drug use (Rácz, 2006), injecting drug use (Rácz,
Csak, Farago, & Vadasz, 2012; Rácz, Csák, g Lisznyai, 2015) and on recovery
approach and peer helpers (Rácz g Lacko, 2008).