TY - JOUR
T1 - Client and counselor attitudes toward the use of medications for treatment of opioid dependence
AU - Rieckmann, Traci
AU - Daley, Marilyn
AU - Fuller, Bret E.
AU - Thomas, Cindy P.
AU - McCarty, Dennis
N1 - Funding Information:
An award (R01 DA 14688) from the National Institute on Drug Abuse supported the collection and analysis of the data. Joy Camp, Ph.D., conducted the focus groups. Jane Moore assisted with data collection.
PY - 2007/3
Y1 - 2007/3
N2 - Attitudes, perceived social norms, and intentions were assessed for 376 counselors and 1,083 clients from outpatient, methadone, and residential drug treatment programs regarding four medications used to treat opiate dependence: methadone, buprenorphine, clonidine, and ibogaine. Attitudes, social norms, and intentions to use varied by treatment modality. Methadone clients and counselors had more positive attitudes toward the use of methadone, whereas their counterparts in residential and outpatient settings had neutral or negative assessments. Across modalities, attitudes, perceived social norms, and intentions toward the use of buprenorphine were relatively neutral. Assessments of clonidine and ibogaine were negative for clients and counselors in all settings. Social normative influences were dominant across settings and medications in determining counselor and client intentions to use medications, suggesting that perceptions about beliefs of peers may play a critical role in use of medications to treat opiate dependence.
AB - Attitudes, perceived social norms, and intentions were assessed for 376 counselors and 1,083 clients from outpatient, methadone, and residential drug treatment programs regarding four medications used to treat opiate dependence: methadone, buprenorphine, clonidine, and ibogaine. Attitudes, social norms, and intentions to use varied by treatment modality. Methadone clients and counselors had more positive attitudes toward the use of methadone, whereas their counterparts in residential and outpatient settings had neutral or negative assessments. Across modalities, attitudes, perceived social norms, and intentions toward the use of buprenorphine were relatively neutral. Assessments of clonidine and ibogaine were negative for clients and counselors in all settings. Social normative influences were dominant across settings and medications in determining counselor and client intentions to use medications, suggesting that perceptions about beliefs of peers may play a critical role in use of medications to treat opiate dependence.
KW - Attitudes
KW - Opioid dependence
KW - Social norms
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jsat.2006.09.002
DO - 10.1016/j.jsat.2006.09.002
M3 - Article
C2 - 17306729
AN - SCOPUS:33846905302
SN - 0740-5472
VL - 32
SP - 207
EP - 215
JO - Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
JF - Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
IS - 2
ER -