Parenthood and opioid dependence.

ABSTRACT: INTRODUCTION:Many patients in maintenance treatment programs for opioid dependence are parents to underage children. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to explore how parents who are regular patients in maintenance treatment perceive their parenthood. METHODS:The study used a qualitative approach. The informants were recruited by staff at a substance abuse clinic in Sweden. Criteria for inclusion were participation in the local maintenance treatment program, having a child or children younger than 18 years, and being in contact with the child or children. Data were collected in 2012-2013 by in-depth interviews of seven fathers and five mothers and analyzed using concepts and procedures of qualitative content analysis. RESULTS:The central findings of the study were: 1) the parents' concern

SUBMITTER: Pihkala H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4334345 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature