ArticleInternational journal for equity in health2018
Perceived barriers to methadone maintenance treatment among Iranian opioid users.
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- The therapeutic effect of N-acetylcysteine as an add-on to methadone maintenance therapy medication in outpatients with substance use disorders: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial.Brain and behavior · 2023Trial
- Seventeen years of experience: a retrospective cohort analysis of methadone maintenance treatment program patterns in Georgia.Harm reduction journal · 2025Article
- Optimal provision of opiate substitution therapy and needle and syringe programmes: a multi-method realist evaluation.Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) · 2025Article
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- Pilot of Methadone for Recently Incarcerated People with Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Opioid Use in South Africa.Journal of correctional health care : the official journal of the National Commission on Correctional Health Care · 2025Article
- Delving into the Elements Impacting Treatment Acceptance among patients with Substance Use Disorder using Health Belief Model: a qualitative study.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Commentary on Qeadan et al.: Leveraging opportunities to expand the substance use disorder treatment arsenal.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2025Article
- The hidden costs of 'free' treatment: A cross-sectional study of patient-incurred costs for daily methadone maintenance treatment in Nairobi, Kenya.PLOS mental health · 2025Article
- Methadone and the Kidney: Dissecting Gender Differences in Inflammation and Oxidative Stress Responses.Addiction & health · 2025Article
- Exploring perceived quality of life in long-term methadone-dependent patients: a qualitative study.Harm reduction journal · 2024Article
- British South Asian and Muslim Community's Perceptions and Experiences of Addiction and Traditional Drug and Alcohol Treatment Services.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Characterizing people who inject drugs with no history of opioid agonist therapy uptake in Iran: Results from a national bio-behavioural surveillance survey in 2020.International journal of mental health and addiction · 2024Article
- Developing practical strategies to reduce addiction-related stigma and discrimination in public addiction treatment centers: a mixed-methods study protocol.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2024Article
- Assessing the impact of public funding in alleviating participant reduction and improving the retention rate in methadone maintenance treatment clinics in Taiwan: an interrupted time series analysis.Implementation science : IS · 2024Article
- Association of random and observed urine drug screening with long-term retention in opioid treatment programs.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2024Article
- Benefits and challenges experienced by participants on long-term methadone maintenance treatment in China: a qualitative study.BMC medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundOpioid use is a severe problem in Iran. Despite methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) programs being one of the most important treatment strategies for reducing individual and public harms associated with opioid use, a large proportion of Iranian patients refuse to participate in such treatment programs.
methodsThe present study aims to explore the beliefs and attitudes toward MMT programs of opioid-dependent patients who were participating or had participated in methadone therapy. In-depth interviews were conducted with 23 opioid users between 27 and 58 years of age from Kurdistan provinces.
resultsOverall, six themes were discovered to be key barriers relating to methadone treatment, including financial barriers related to methadone treatment, lack of awareness about methadone treatment, negative attitudes regarding using methadone, worries about methadone's side effects, social stigma ascribed to methadone therapy, and systemic barriers to methadone treatment.
conclusionOur study revealed that the cost of treatment is a major obstacle to attending and continuing at MMT programs and that addicts and their families are not always accurately informed about the duration of MMT programs and the side effects of methadone treatment.
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