Systemic and individual factors in the buprenorphine treatment-seeking process: a qualitative study
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- 作者：Valerie M. Hewell ; Angel R. Vasquez…
- 关键词：Medication ; assisted treatment ; Qualitative research ; Opioid use ; Treatment ; seeking ; Policy
- 刊名：Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy
- 出版年：2017
- 出版时间：December 2017
- 年：2017
- 卷：12
- 期：1
- 全文大小：446KB
- 刊物主题：Public Health; Social Policy; Social Work; Pharmacology/Toxicology; Health Psychology;
- 出版者：BioMed Central
- ISSN：1747-597X
- 卷排序：12
文摘
BackgroundOpioid use is a significant problem in Alaska. Medication-assisted treatment for opioid use, including buprenorphine, reduces withdrawal symptoms and the harm associated with opioid abuse. Understanding consumers’ treatment-seeking process is important for addressing barriers to treatment, facilitating effective service utilization, and informing policy.