Table 1.

Information about the informants’ life situations.

Fictive name	Substance use after discharge	Living situation, important relationships	Work/education	Health	Economy
Anders, 42	Nothing	Own apartment with partner and children	Full-time job	ADHD-medication,	Paid job
Anne, 29	Some episodes/short periods	Alone in rented apartment Contact with family	Trainee	Depression treated with medication	Temporary disability benefit
Hanna, 39	Longer periods	Rented apartment Contact with children and siblings	Between part-time jobs	Depression, anxiety, trauma, treated with medication	Disability benefit
Ingrid, 31	Some episodes	Rented apartment boyfriend, contact with family and friends	Full-time job		Paid job
Jonas, 37	Some episodes	Own apartment with partner and children	Full-time job	Periods with depression treated with medication, OMT	Paid job 50% / temporary disability benefit 50%
Linda, 31	Longer periods	Rented apartment, boyfriend, contact with siblings	Full-time job	Anxiety, traumas treated with medication, somatic disease	Paid job
Peter, 29	Longer periods	Rented apartment with partner	Between jobs	ADHD, traumas, anxiety, depression treated with medication	Temporary disability benefit
Robert, 34	Some episodes	Rented apartment with partner and children	Full-time job	Anxiety, traumas, ADHD treated with medication, somatic problems	Paid job, debt settlement
Sara, 45	Frequently	Institutions and half-way houses Sporadic contact with family		Depression treated with medication	Temporary disability benefit
Stig, 38	Frequently	Institution, contact with family		Overwhelming emotions, trauma treated with medication, OMT	Disability benefit
Tina, 30	Frequently	Own apartment	Participate in several activities organised by NGOs	Depression, anxiety, suicide, Somatic disease, OMT	Disability benefit

Note. ADHD = attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; NGO = non-government organisation; OMT = .