ABSTRACT

Opioid misuse and opioid related deaths continue to affect families and communities across the United States. Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) combines the use of medications and counseling to treat the whole person. While MAT shows promise over counseling-only approaches, there is little research or guidance on how to implement counseling with the medication. The following qualitative study used a phenomenological approach to explore the experiences of ten clients in a MAT program that utilized group therapy with the medication buprenorphine. The findings showed that clients valued the Camaraderie and Feedback they received in group and even times of Discomfort were important.

摘要

阿片类药物滥用和阿片类药物相关死亡继续影响美国各地的家庭和社区。药物辅助治疗 (MAT) 结合使用药物和咨询来治疗整个人。虽然 MAT 比仅咨询的方法显示出前景，但关于如何实施药物咨询的研究或指导很少。以下定性研究使用现象学方法来探索 MAT 项目中 10 位客户的体验，该项目使用药物丁丙诺啡进行团体治疗。调查结果表明，客户重视他们在小组中收到的友情和反馈，甚至不舒服的时候也很重要。