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Ska jag bli av med min medicin för att jag visar symptom på den sjukdom jag en gång fått medicinen för? - Röster från personer i läkemedelsassisterad behandling vid opiatberoende

Persson, Tanja LU and Ahlin Heikkinen, Sara LU (2014) SOPA63 20141
School of Social Work
Abstract
The aim of this study is to explore the system of maintenance treatment for opiate addiction from a patient’s perspective. Six semi structured interviews were performed with persons who are or have been engaged in maintenance treatment. The majority of them had experienced discharge from the program. Our results show that discharge may result in harsh consequences; relapse in heroin use or other illegal drug abuse, increased criminality and increased mental illness. We discuss how the patient’s relationship to the healthcare staff affects the action of discharge, as a consequence of the disciplinary system. We also analyze the patients experience of everyday pick-ups of medicine, urine samples, discharge and ”spärrtid” (three-month... (More)
The aim of this study is to explore the system of maintenance treatment for opiate addiction from a patient’s perspective. Six semi structured interviews were performed with persons who are or have been engaged in maintenance treatment. The majority of them had experienced discharge from the program. Our results show that discharge may result in harsh consequences; relapse in heroin use or other illegal drug abuse, increased criminality and increased mental illness. We discuss how the patient’s relationship to the healthcare staff affects the action of discharge, as a consequence of the disciplinary system. We also analyze the patients experience of everyday pick-ups of medicine, urine samples, discharge and ”spärrtid” (three-month exclusion) as possible sanctions given in hope that it will make patients behave more according to standards. Nevertheless our results show that the system sometimes gives the opposite effect than wanted. The conclusions of our study show that the disciplinary system may increase the patient’s experience of being stigmatized. (Less)
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author
Persson, Tanja LU and Ahlin Heikkinen, Sara LU
supervisor
organization
course
SOPA63 20141
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Key words: maintenance treatment, methadone treatment, involuntary discharge, discipline, stigma Nyckelord: underhållsbehandling, metadonprogram, ofrivillig utskrivning, disciplinering, stigma
language
Swedish
id
4461568
date added to LUP
2014-06-17 13:18:56
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2014-06-17 13:18:56
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  abstract     = {{The aim of this study is to explore the system of maintenance treatment for opiate addiction from a patient’s perspective. Six semi structured interviews were performed with persons who are or have been engaged in maintenance treatment. The majority of them had experienced discharge from the program. Our results show that discharge may result in harsh consequences; relapse in heroin use or other illegal drug abuse, increased criminality and increased mental illness. We discuss how the patient’s relationship to the healthcare staff affects the action of discharge, as a consequence of the disciplinary system. We also analyze the patients experience of everyday pick-ups of medicine, urine samples, discharge and ”spärrtid” (three-month exclusion) as possible sanctions given in hope that it will make patients behave more according to standards. Nevertheless our results show that the system sometimes gives the opposite effect than wanted. The conclusions of our study show that the disciplinary system may increase the patient’s experience of being stigmatized.}},
  author       = {{Persson, Tanja and Ahlin Heikkinen, Sara}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Ska jag bli av med min medicin för att jag visar symptom på den sjukdom jag en gång fått medicinen för? - Röster från personer i läkemedelsassisterad behandling vid opiatberoende}},
  year         = {{2014}},
}