Financial Recovery Capital: Exploring the Role of Extension Education in Promoting Substance Use Recovery

Authors

• Alex Elswick, University of KentuckyFollow
• Nichole L Huff, University of KentuckyFollow
• Omolola A. Adedokun, University of KentuckyFollow
• Leslie Workman, University of KentuckyFollow

Volume

64

Issue

2

Abstract

Substance use is a widespread and complex public health challenge. Financial stress (e.g., unemployment, inadequate housing, transportation access, poor financial literacy) is pervasive among people with substance use disorder (SUD). However, few educational interventions exist to address financial stress for this group. Through the theoretical lens of recovery capital (an asset-based approach that describes the totality of resources that support SUD recovery), we summarize the association between financial stress and substance use, offering implications for Extension educators by highlighting PROFIT, an exemplary program that leverages Extension education as a tool to promote financial recovery capital among people with SUD.

Authors’ Contribution Statement

Alex Elswick: Conceptualization (lead); Methodology (supporting); Writing Original Draft (lead); Writing Review & Editing (equal). Dr. Huff: Conceptualization (supporting); Methodology (lead); Writing Original Draft (supporting); Writing Review & Editing (equal). Dr. Adedokun: Formal Analysis (lead); Methodology (supporting); Writing Original Draft (supporting); Writing Review & Editing (equal). Ms. Workman: Methodology (supporting); Writing Review & Editing (equal).

Data Availability

The datasets generated during and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.

Conflict of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 License.

Recommended Citation

Elswick, A., Huff, N., Adedokun, O., & Workman, L. (2026). Financial Recovery Capital: Exploring the Role of Extension Education in Promoting Substance Use Recovery. Journal of Extension, 64(2), Article 3. https://doi.org/10.66752/1077-5315.8973