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Organizational strategies, rehabilitation mechanisms and treatment methods were the categories extracted from another qualitative research conducted by the researcher and are the main elements of the organizational structure of Narcotics Anonymous. In the process of identifying the organizational structure of Narcotics Anonymous, the researcher found out the self-criticisms of the members of the association and the criticisms of the experts through interviews with experts and collected their solutions. This research was also based on interviews with 18 participants, including experts and members of the association with a high number of years of purity, with the aim of knowing the opportunities and threats of the association in order to improve the quality level of the organization's functions and empower it. Therefore, data analysis was done based on the SWOT model, using the coding suggested by Strauss and Corbin. The results showed that there are links in the expression of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats that maintaining balance leads to the achievement of organizational goals. Although there is an emphasis on equality and deliberative democracy in Narcotics Anonymous, heroism and myth-making, which is accompanied by ideological and person-centered tendencies, is considered one of the threats of the association. On the other hand, the committee-oriented and effort to reproduce the group order based on the common understanding of the activists of this association provides a suitable opportunity for the association. In addition, the formation of high belonging to the association, on the one hand, has caused internal solidarity, and on the other hand, it has led to prejudice towards the constitution of the association, which prevents changes to be made in accordance with the current conditions of the association, and the emergence of different choices, leading to the sectarianization of the association and has resulted in two attitudes of specialization in addiction treatment and excommunication of other treatment methods. In spite of the criticisms that there are regarding the replacement of dependence, i.e. dependence from drugs, with dependence on the association, the structure of this association has been successful.
Organizational strategies, rehabilitation mechanisms and treatment methods were the categories extracted from another qualitative research conducted by the researcher and are the main elements of the organizational structure of Narcotics Anonymous. In the process of identifying the organizational structure of Narcotics Anonymous, the researcher found out the self-criticisms of the members of the association and the criticisms of the experts through interviews with experts and collected their solutions. This research was also based on interviews with 18 participants, including experts and members of the association with a high number of years of purity, with the aim of knowing the opportunities and threats of the association in order to improve the quality level of the organization's functions and empower it. Therefore, data analysis was done based on the SWOT model, using the coding suggested by Strauss and Corbin. The results showed that there are links in the expression of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats that maintaining balance leads to the achievement of organizational goals. Although there is an emphasis on equality and deliberative democracy in Narcotics Anonymous, heroism and myth-making, which is accompanied by ideological and person-centered tendencies, is considered one of the threats of the association. On the other hand, the committee-oriented and effort to reproduce the group order based on the common understanding of the activists of this association provides a suitable opportunity for the association. In addition, the formation of high belonging to the association, on the one hand, has caused internal solidarity, and on the other hand, it has led to prejudice towards the constitution of the association, which prevents changes to be made in accordance with the current conditions of the association, and the emergence of different choices, leading to the sectarianization of the association and has resulted in two attitudes of specialization in addiction treatment and excommunication of other treatment methods. In spite of the criticisms that there are regarding the replacement of dependence, i.e. dependence from drugs, with dependence on the association, the structure of this association has been successful.
Keywords: organizational structure, organizational strategies, rehabilitation mechanisms, treatment methods, SWOT model
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