Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic Of Iran
مجله پزشکی جمهوری اسلامی ایران
Med J Islam Repub Iran
Medical Sciences
http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir
2
journal2
1016-1430
2251-6840
8
10.18869/mjiri
14
8888
13
en
jalali
1395
10
1
gregorian
2017
1
1
31
1
online
1
fulltext
en
Experiences of substance abusers from methadone maintenance therapy
Psychology
Psychology
Original Research
Original Research
<p><strong>Background: </strong>Substance abusers are not able to withdraw drugs eternally despite the abundance of different treatments; therefore, withdrawal programs are not quite successful and notwithstanding all the successes of methadone maintenance therapy, there are some defects found in the manner this treatment is applied. Thus, this study was conducted to explore the experience of drug abusers regarding methadone maintenance therapy.<br>
<strong> Methods:</strong> This is a qualitative study using content analysis methodology. The research community includes drug abusers admitted to the treatment centers of the western cities of Mazandaran Province, Iran in 2016. The sampling was purposive and the data were collected by face-to-face single interviews with 20 patients. The interviews were continued up to data saturation. Finally, the Lundman and Grenheim method was used to analyze the interviews and the four criteria of Guba and Lincoln were applied to check data integrity.<br>
<strong> Results: </strong>“Buying time,” “methadone dependence,” and “looking from a narrow view to the patient” were the main three categories that fit the results.<br>
<strong> Conclusion:</strong> Governmental free services for drug abusers; paying attention to different aspects of treatment such as mental, emotional, and social recovery; lifelong support of the family and society members; and balance in prescribing and following the treatment process prescribed by health care providers can enhance both the quality and safety of the treatment process. Psychological consultation alongside social services can facilitate the recovery process in methadone maintenance therapy.<br>
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Methadone maintenance therapy, Substance abuse, Qualitative study
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http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1245-2&slc_lang=en&sid=1
Abbas
Shamsalinia
abbasshamsalinia@yahoo.com
200319475328460033943
200319475328460033943
No
Ramsar Nursing Care Research Center, Babol University of Medical Sciences, School of Nursing and Midwifery. Babol, Mazandaran, Iran.
Kiyan
Norouzi
drkian_nourozi@yahoo.com
200319475328460033944
200319475328460033944
No
Nursing Department, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences. Tehran, Iran.
Masoud
Fallahi-Khoshknab
msflir@yahoo.com
200319475328460033945
200319475328460033945
No
Nursing Department, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences. Tehran, Iran.
Ali
Farhoudian
farhoudian@yahoo.com
200319475328460033946
200319475328460033946
No
Substance Abuse and Dependence Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Fatemeh
Ghaffari
ghafarifateme@yahoo.com
200319475328460033947
200319475328460033947
Yes
Ramsar Nursing Care Research Center, Babol University of Medical Sciences, School of Nursing and Midwifery. Babol, Mazandaran, Iran.