Dyadic associations between relationship quality and risk of opioid use among couples receiving methadone for opioid use disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Social relationships may serve as both protective factors and risk factors for opioid use (nonmedical prescription opioid or illicit opioid use) among patients receiving methadone for opioid use disorder (OUD). Yet little is known about how relationship quality is linked to outcomes among couples receiving methadone. We evaluated the links between relationship quality and risk of opioid use among couples in which both partners received methadone.

Methods

Participants included 53 heterosexual married or cohabiting couples aged 18 and older who were drawn from two opioid treatment programs in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Both members of the couple completed a self-administered survey assessing their sociodemographic information, relationship and treatment charact

SUBMITTER: Polenick CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8115745 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature