Heroin refusal self-efficacy and preference for medication-assisted treatment after inpatient detoxification.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

An individual's self-efficacy to refuse using heroin in high-risk situations is believed to minimize the likelihood for relapse. However, among individuals completing inpatient heroin detoxification, perceived refusal self-efficacy may also reduce one's perceived need for medication-assisted treatment (MAT), an effective and recommended treatment for opioid use disorder. In the current study, we examined the relationship between heroin refusal self-efficacy and preference for MAT following inpatient detoxification.

Method

Participants (N=397) were interviewed at the start of brief inpatient opioid detoxification. Multiple logistic regression was used to estimate the adjusted association of background characteristics, depressed mood, and perceived heroin refusal sel

SUBMITTER: Kenney SR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5510548 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature