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Assessment of attitudes towards methadone maintenance treatment between heroin users at a compulsory detoxification centre and methadone maintenance clinic in Ningbo, China

BACKGROUND: In China, the Compulsory Detoxification Centres are the main response for people who use illegal drugs. Due to high relapse rates among people released from the Compulsory Detoxification Centres, it is likely that they may seek medical help, including Methadone Maintenance Treatment (MMT...

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Autores principales: Liu, Yu, Li, Longhui, Zhang, Yahai, Zhang, Lina, Shen, Wenwen, Xü, Huachong, Wang, Guangming, Lü, Weidong, Zhou, Wenhua
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Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3750876/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23915360
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1747-597X-8-29
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author Liu, Yu
Li, Longhui
Zhang, Yahai
Zhang, Lina
Shen, Wenwen
Xü, Huachong
Wang, Guangming
Lü, Weidong
Zhou, Wenhua
author_facet Liu, Yu
Li, Longhui
Zhang, Yahai
Zhang, Lina
Shen, Wenwen
Xü, Huachong
Wang, Guangming
Lü, Weidong
Zhou, Wenhua
author_sort Liu, Yu
collection PubMed
description BACKGROUND: In China, the Compulsory Detoxification Centres are the main response for people who use illegal drugs. Due to high relapse rates among people released from the Compulsory Detoxification Centres, it is likely that they may seek medical help, including Methadone Maintenance Treatment (MMT) services, at some point. Therefore, better understanding of the attitudes and beliefs of people in the Compulsory Detoxification Centres can help to provide more adequate response to opioid dependence. METHODS: In total, 329 detained heroin users and 112 active MMT clients were recruited from a local Compulsory Detoxification Centre and MMT clinic, respectively. The survey contained specific questions relating to attitudes and beliefs regarding MMT. RESULTS: Participants at the Compulsory Detoxification Centre and the MMT clinic expressed different opinions, regarding positive and negative attitudes and beliefs towards MMT. In addition, participants from both sites hold certain negative attitudes and beliefs about methadone despite their acknowledgement of the positive effects of MMT. Finally, participants at the Compulsory Detoxification Centre and the MMT clinic reported distinctive treatment preferences, with the former preferring community-based treatment and the latter MMT. CONCLUSIONS: Developing targeted education about MMT for people at the Compulsory Detoxification Centres could help improve access to accurate and evidence-based health and treatment information. The study may also help providers understand and adjust services needed for target population in the future.
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spelling pubmed-37508762013-08-24 Assessment of attitudes towards methadone maintenance treatment between heroin users at a compulsory detoxification centre and methadone maintenance clinic in Ningbo, China Liu, Yu Li, Longhui Zhang, Yahai Zhang, Lina Shen, Wenwen Xü, Huachong Wang, Guangming Lü, Weidong Zhou, Wenhua Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy Research BACKGROUND: In China, the Compulsory Detoxification Centres are the main response for people who use illegal drugs. Due to high relapse rates among people released from the Compulsory Detoxification Centres, it is likely that they may seek medical help, including Methadone Maintenance Treatment (MMT) services, at some point. Therefore, better understanding of the attitudes and beliefs of people in the Compulsory Detoxification Centres can help to provide more adequate response to opioid dependence. METHODS: In total, 329 detained heroin users and 112 active MMT clients were recruited from a local Compulsory Detoxification Centre and MMT clinic, respectively. The survey contained specific questions relating to attitudes and beliefs regarding MMT. RESULTS: Participants at the Compulsory Detoxification Centre and the MMT clinic expressed different opinions, regarding positive and negative attitudes and beliefs towards MMT. In addition, participants from both sites hold certain negative attitudes and beliefs about methadone despite their acknowledgement of the positive effects of MMT. Finally, participants at the Compulsory Detoxification Centre and the MMT clinic reported distinctive treatment preferences, with the former preferring community-based treatment and the latter MMT. CONCLUSIONS: Developing targeted education about MMT for people at the Compulsory Detoxification Centres could help improve access to accurate and evidence-based health and treatment information. The study may also help providers understand and adjust services needed for target population in the future. BioMed Central 2013-08-04 /pmc/articles/PMC3750876/ /pubmed/23915360 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1747-597X-8-29 Text en Copyright © 2013 Liu et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Liu, Yu
Li, Longhui
Zhang, Yahai
Zhang, Lina
Shen, Wenwen
Xü, Huachong
Wang, Guangming
Lü, Weidong
Zhou, Wenhua
Assessment of attitudes towards methadone maintenance treatment between heroin users at a compulsory detoxification centre and methadone maintenance clinic in Ningbo, China
title Assessment of attitudes towards methadone maintenance treatment between heroin users at a compulsory detoxification centre and methadone maintenance clinic in Ningbo, China
title_full Assessment of attitudes towards methadone maintenance treatment between heroin users at a compulsory detoxification centre and methadone maintenance clinic in Ningbo, China
title_fullStr Assessment of attitudes towards methadone maintenance treatment between heroin users at a compulsory detoxification centre and methadone maintenance clinic in Ningbo, China
title_full_unstemmed Assessment of attitudes towards methadone maintenance treatment between heroin users at a compulsory detoxification centre and methadone maintenance clinic in Ningbo, China
title_short Assessment of attitudes towards methadone maintenance treatment between heroin users at a compulsory detoxification centre and methadone maintenance clinic in Ningbo, China
title_sort assessment of attitudes towards methadone maintenance treatment between heroin users at a compulsory detoxification centre and methadone maintenance clinic in ningbo, china
topic Research
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3750876/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23915360
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1747-597X-8-29
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