In order to increase our understanding of what factors to include in substance recoveryudprograms, the following relationships were examined in clients: prevalence of sexualudconcerns, fears of intimacy, time in recovery, relationship status and one???s desire to receiveudinformation regarding sexual health and intimacy education in recovery. The attitudes ofudprofessionals and paraprofessionals working in the substance abuse field toward the inclusionudof sexuality and intimacy interventions in substance recovery programs were also explored.udThirty participants in recovery for a substance use disorder completed a series of surveys andud15 providers working in the field of substance abuse also participated. A significant positiveudrelationship was found between participant sexual concerns and fears of intimacy. Clientsudwere found to have a strong desire to receive more information about intimate partnerudrelationships. Providers, in general, reported a strong desire to deliver more information aboutudsexual health and intimate partner relationships in their work in the substance abuse field. Onudthe other hand, these data support the belief that there is a culture within the substance abuseudfield that those in recovery should either abstain from intimate partner relationships duringudtheir treatment or that such information might be a distraction. These data also reinforce theudlimited research suggesting that incorporating the areas of sexual health and intimacy inudsubstance abuse treatment is important.
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