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Andraka-Christou B, Nguyen T, Harris S, Madeira J, Totaram R, Randall-Kosich O, Atkins DN. A pilot study of U.S. college students' 12-step orientation and the relationship with medications for opioid use disorder. JOURNAL OF AMERICAN COLLEGE HEALTH : J OF ACH 2022; 70:2383-2391. [PMID: 33577404 DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2020.1865376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2020] [Revised: 10/23/2020] [Accepted: 12/13/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Objective: To examine undergraduate college students' attitudes toward 12-step support group utilization for opioid use disorder (OUD) and associations with previous experience with medications for OUD (MOUD). Participants: A convenience sample of undergraduate students at two major U.S. universities during Fall 2018 and Spring 2019. Method: A cross-sectional online survey of agreement with three 12-step orientation measures, MOUD experience, and demographic variables. Results: 1,281 students responded. Among 12-step orientation measures, respondents were most likely to agree that people with OUD should reach out to others in recovery. MOUD experience was significantly and negatively associated with agreement on each 12-step orientation measure. Religiosity/spirituality was positively associated with agreement that people with OUD should accept lack of control over OUD while placing trust in a higher power. Conclusion: Students with MOUD experience may be aware of anti-MOUD stigma in peer support groups and thus less likely to agree with 12-step orientation measures.
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- Barbara Andraka-Christou
- Department of Health Management & Informatics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, USA
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Central Florida (Secondary Joint Appointment), Orlando, Florida, USA
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- School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Central Florida (Secondary Joint Appointment), Orlando, Florida, USA
- Department of Anthropology, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, USA
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- Maurer School of Law, Indiana University-Bloomington, Bloomington, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Health Management & Informatics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, USA
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- Department of Health Management & Informatics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, USA
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Nielson EM. Substance Abuse Counselors' Recovery Status and Self-Schemas: Preliminary Implications for Empirically Supported Treatment Implementation. JOURNAL OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL RESEARCH 2016. [PMID: 28626597 PMCID: PMC5473661 DOI: 10.4303/jdar/235982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to better understand the relationship between substance abuse counselors’ personal recovery status, self-schemas, and willingness to use empirically supported treatments for substance use disorders. Methods A phenomenological qualitative study enrolled 12 practicing substance abuse counselors. Results Within this sample, recovering counselors tended to see those who suffer from addiction as qualitatively different from those who do not and hence themselves as similar to their patients, while nonrecovering counselors tended to see patients as experiencing a specific variety of the same basic human struggles everyone experiences, and hence also felt able to relate to their patients’ struggles. Discussion Since empirically supported treatments may fit more or less neatly within one or the other of these viewpoints, this finding suggests that counselors’ recovery status and corresponding self-schemas may be related to counselor willingness to learn and practice specific treatments.
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- Elizabeth M Nielson
- Rory Meyers College of Nursing, New York University, 433 1st Avenue, New York, NY 10010, USA
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Aletraris L, Edmond MB, Paino M, Fields D, Roman PM. Counselor training and attitudes toward pharmacotherapies for opioid use disorder. Subst Abus 2015; 37:47-53. [PMID: 26168816 PMCID: PMC4879956 DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2015.1062457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Methadone and buprenorphine have been demonstrated to be effective in the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD), especially when combined with psychosocial treatment. Despite buprenorphine's association with fewer withdrawal symptoms and lessened risk of abuse, compared with methadone, its adoption remains limited. Given the vital role that counselors may play in its successful implementation, their knowledge and perceptions of opioid agonist therapy may be facilitators or barriers to its acceptance. METHODS Informed by diffusion theory, the current study examined perceptions of buprenorphine's and methadone's acceptability among 725 counselors employed in a nationally representative sample of substance use disorder treatment centers. First, we provided descriptive statistics about medication diffusion, extent of training received about the medications, and perceptions of acceptability of each medication. Then, we compared acceptability of opioid agonists with other treatment approaches for OUD. Finally, we conducted 2 ordinary least squares regressions to examine counselor acceptability of buprenorphine and of methadone. RESULTS Descriptive statistics suggested that diffusion of information about buprenorphine and methadone was not complete, and training was not extensive for either medication. Counselors reported greater acceptability and training of buprenorphine compared with methadone. Methadone was rated as the least acceptable among all other treatment approaches. Multivariate analyses indicated regional differences, and that medication-specific training, adaptability, and educational attainment were positively related with perceptions of acceptability of either medication, even after controlling for organizational characteristics. Adherence to a 12-step orientation was negatively associated with acceptability. CONCLUSIONS Dissemination of information about opioid agonist therapy is occurring. Nevertheless, the fact that 20% of counselors admitted not knowing enough about either buprenorphine's or methadone's effectiveness is surprising in light of the extensive literature documenting their effectiveness. Future research should focus upon different types of training that can inform physicians, counselors, and patients about the use of opioid agonist therapy.
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- Lydia Aletraris
- University of Georgia, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research, Athens, GA, USA
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- University of Georgia, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research, Athens, GA, USA
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- Oakland University, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, Social Work, and Criminal Justice, Rochester, MI, USA
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- University of Georgia, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research, Athens, GA, USA
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- University of Georgia, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research, Athens, GA, USA
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Aletraris L, Shelton JS, Roman PM. Counselor Attitudes Toward Contingency Management for Substance Use Disorder: Effectiveness, Acceptability, and Endorsement of Incentives for Treatment Attendance and Abstinence. J Subst Abuse Treat 2015; 57:41-8. [PMID: 26001821 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2015.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2014] [Revised: 04/16/2015] [Accepted: 04/19/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Despite research demonstrating its effectiveness, use of contingency management (CM) in substance use disorder treatment has been limited. Given the vital role that counselors play as arbiters in the use of therapies, examination of their attitudes can provide insight into how further use of CM might be effectively promoted. In this paper, we examine 731 counselors' attitudes toward the effectiveness and acceptability of CM in treatment, as well as their specific attitudes toward both unspecified and tangible incentives for treatment attendance and abstinence. Compared to cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, and community reinforcement approach, counselors rated CM as the least effective and least acceptable psychosocial intervention. Exposure through the use of CM in a counselor's employing organization was positively associated with perceptions of acceptability, agreement that incentives have a positive effect on the client-counselor relationship, and endorsement of tangible incentives for abstinence. Endorsement of tangible incentives for treatment attendance was significantly greater among counselors with more years in the treatment field, and counselors who held at least a master's degree. Counselors' adaptability or openness to innovations was also positively associated with attitudes toward CM. Further, female counselors and counselors with a greater 12-step philosophy were less likely to endorse the use of incentives. A highlight of our study is that it offers the first specific assessment of the impact of "Promoting Awareness of Motivational Incentives" (PAMI), a Web-based tool based on findings of CM protocols tested within the Clinical Trials Network (CTN), on counselors employed outside the CTN. We found that 10% of counselors had accessed PAMI, and those who had accessed PAMI were more likely to report a higher degree of perceived effectiveness of CM than those who had not. This study lays the groundwork for vital research on the impact of multiple Web-based educational strategies. Given the barriers to CM adoption, identifying predictors of positive attitudes among counselors can help diffuse CM into routine clinical practice.
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- Lydia Aletraris
- Owens Institute for Behavioral Research, 112 Barrow Hall, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 30602, USA.
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- Owens Institute for Behavioral Research, 103 Barrow Hall, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 30602, USA.
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- Owens Institute for Behavioral Research, 106 Barrow Hall, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 30602, USA.
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Bride BE, Choi YJ, Olin IW, Roman PM. Patient Violence Towards Counselors in Substance Use Disorder Treatment Programs: Prevalence, Predictors, and Responses. J Subst Abuse Treat 2015; 57:9-17. [PMID: 26025921 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2015.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2014] [Revised: 03/18/2015] [Accepted: 04/08/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Workplace violence disproportionately impacts healthcare and social service providers. Given that substance use and abuse are documented risk factors for the perpetration of violence, SUD treatment personnel are at risk for patient-initiated violence. However, little research has addressed SUD treatment settings. Using data nationally representative of the U. S., the present study explores SUD counselors' experiences of violent behaviors perpetrated by patients. More than half (53%) of counselors personally experienced violence, 44% witnessed violence, and 61% had knowledge of violence directed at a colleague. Counselors reported that exposure to violence led to an increased concern for personal safety (29%), impacted their treatment of patients (15%), and impaired job performance (12%). In terms of organizational responses to patient violence, 70% of organizations increased training on de-escalation of violent situations, and 58% increased security measures. Exposure to verbal assault was associated with age, minority, tenure, recovery status, 12-step philosophy, training in MI/MET, and higher caseloads of patients with co-occurring disorders. Exposure to physical threats was associated with age gender, minority, tenure, recovery status, and higher caseloads of patients with co-occurring disorders. Exposure to physical assault was associated with age, gender, and sample. Implications of these findings for organizations and individuals are discussed.
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- Brian E Bride
- School of Social Work, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia.
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- School of Social Work, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
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- School of Social Work, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
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- Owens Institute for Behavioral Research, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, Athens, Georgia; Department of Sociology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
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Rieckmann TR, Abraham AJ, Kovas AE, McFarland BH, Roman PM. Impact of research network participation on the adoption of buprenorphine for substance abuse treatment. Addict Behav 2014; 39:889-96. [PMID: 24594902 DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2014.01.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2013] [Revised: 01/18/2014] [Accepted: 01/29/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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There is a growing body of research supporting the use of buprenorphine and other medication assisted treatments (MATs) for the rapidly accelerating opioid epidemic in the United States. Despite numerous advantages of buprenorphine (accessible in primary care, no daily dosing required, minimal stigma), implementation has been slow. As the field progresses, there is a need to understand the impact of participation in practitioner-scientist research networks on acceptance and uptake of buprenorphine. This paper examines the impact of research network participation on counselor attitudes toward buprenorphine addressing both counselor-level characteristics and program-level variables using hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) to account for nesting of counselors within treatment programs. Using data from the National Treatment Center Study, this project compares privately funded treatment programs (N=345) versus programs affiliated with the National Institute on Drug Abuse Clinical Trials Network (CTN) (N=198). Models included 922 counselors in 172 CTN programs and 1203 counselors in 251 private programs. Results of two-level HLM logistic (Bernoulli) models revealed that counselors with higher levels of education, larger caseloads, more buprenorphine-specific training, and less preference for 12-step treatment models were more likely to perceive buprenorphine as acceptable and effective. Furthermore, buprenorphine was 50% more likely to be perceived as effective among counselors working in CTN-affiliated programs as compared to private programs. This study suggests that research network affiliation positively impacts counselors' acceptance and perceptions of buprenorphine. Thus, research network participation can be utilized as a means to promote positive attitudes toward the implementation of innovations including medication assisted treatment.
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Little is known about the organizational and environmental factors associated with the employment of nurses in substance abuse treatment programs. Using data collected from the administrators of 250 publicly funded substance abuse treatment programs, this study examined the organizational and environmental correlates of nurse employment in these settings. Negative binomial regression models indicated that the number of nurses employed by treatment programs was positively associated with government ownership, location within a healthcare setting, and the availability of detoxification services. Outpatient-only programs employed fewer nurses than programs with inpatient/residential services. Two environmental factors were associated with nurse employment. Programs that more strongly endorsed a scale of financial barriers employed significantly fewer nurses, whereas programs indicating that funding from state contracts could be used to pay for healthcare providers employed significantly more nurses. These findings suggest that organizational decisions about employing nurses may reflect both the characteristics of the program and the funding environment. Future research should continue to examine the employment of nurses in substance abuse treatment settings, particularly given the shifting environment due to the implementation of healthcare reform.
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Knudsen HK, Oser CB, Abraham AJ, Roman PM. Physicians in the substance abuse treatment workforce: understanding their employment within publicly funded treatment organizations. J Subst Abuse Treat 2012; 43:152-60. [PMID: 22301083 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2011.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2011] [Revised: 11/22/2011] [Accepted: 12/12/2011] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The employment of physicians by substance abuse treatment organizations is understudied, despite physicians' importance in implementing pharmacotherapy and integrating treatment into the broader system of medical care. Drawing on data collected from 249 publicly funded treatment organizations, this study examined organizational and environmental factors associated with the employment of physicians in these settings. A negative binomial regression model indicated that greater numbers of physicians were employed when organizations offered detoxification services, were embedded in health care settings, and were larger in size. Funding barriers, including the costs of physicians and inadequate reimbursement by funders, were negatively associated with physician employment. Programs unaware that they could use state contract funding to pay for medical staff employed fewer numbers of physicians than programs aware of this type of state policy. Attempts to increase physician employment in substance abuse treatment may require attention to both organizational and environmental factors rather than simply trying to attract individuals to the field. Increasing physician employment may be challenging in the current economic climate.
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- Hannah K Knudsen
- Department of Behavioral Science and Center on Drug and Alcohol Research, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536-0086, USA.
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Rieckmann TR, Kovas AE, McFarland BH, Abraham AJ. A multi-level analysis of counselor attitudes toward the use of buprenorphine in substance abuse treatment. J Subst Abuse Treat 2011; 41:374-85. [PMID: 21821379 PMCID: PMC3486698 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2011.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2010] [Revised: 05/13/2011] [Accepted: 05/16/2011] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Despite evidence that buprenorphine is effective and safe and offers greater access as compared with methadone, implementation for treatment of opiate dependence continues to be weak. Research indicates that legal and regulatory factors, state policies, and organizational and provider variables affect adoption of buprenorphine. This study uses hierarchical linear modeling to examine National Treatment Center Study data to identify counselor characteristics (attitudes, training, and beliefs) and organizational factors (accreditation, caseload, access to buprenorphine, and other evidence-based practices) that influence implementation of buprenorphine for treatment of opiate dependence. Analyses showed that provider training about buprenorphine, higher prevalence of opiate-dependent clients, and less treatment program emphasis on a 12-step model predicted greater counselor acceptance and perceived effectiveness of buprenorphine. Results also indicate that program use of buprenorphine for any treatment purpose (detoxification, maintenance, and/or pain management) and time (calendar year in data collection) was associated with increased diffusion of knowledge about buprenorphine among counselors and with more favorable counselor attitudes toward buprenorphine.
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- Traci R Rieckmann
- Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
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Bride BE, Abraham AJ, Roman PM. Diffusion of contingency management and attitudes regarding its effectiveness and acceptability. Subst Abus 2010; 31:127-35. [PMID: 20687001 DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2010.495310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Substance abuse counselors are critical as the key arbiters of clients' acceptance and use of innovative treatment techniques, with their potential support embedded in their knowledge of and attitudes towards particular innovations. In this analysis the authors examine the role of substance abuse counselors in the adoption of a psychosocial treatment innovation, contingency management (CM). Using data collected from 1140 counselors employed in a national sample of 318 public treatment centers, the authors examine theoretical predictors of counselors' knowledge of CM, and their attitudes regarding CM's effectiveness and acceptability. Findings suggest that lack of exposure to CM through program use and innovation-specific training is the most salient barrier to CM adoption and diffusion. The study also highlights the importance of social networks in the diffusion and acceptance of treatment innovations.
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- Brian E Bride
- Institute for Behavioral Research and the School of Social Work, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA.
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Ducharme LJ, Knudsen HK, Abraham AJ, Roman PM. Counselor attitudes toward the use of motivational incentives in addiction treatment. Am J Addict 2010; 19:496-503. [PMID: 20958844 DOI: 10.1111/j.1521-0391.2010.00081.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Counselor attitudes toward evidence-based practices, such as motivational incentives/contingency management (MI/CM), are important in bridging the gap between research and practice. Mailed surveys from 1,959 substance abuse treatment counselors showed ambivalence toward MI/CM and strong disagreement with using monetary rewards for achievement of treatment goals. Attitudes were associated with counselors' educational attainment, a 12-step treatment ideology, affiliation with NIDA's Clinical Trials Network, and working in opioid treatment programs. Exposure to MI/CM via training was more strongly associated with attitudes when counselors worked in programs that had adopted MI/CM. While there is substantial resistance to MI/CM, dissemination and training about the essential elements of MI/CM may enhance counselors' receptivity toward this intervention.
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- Lori J Ducharme
- Institute for Behavioral Research, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
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Abraham AJ, Ducharme LJ, Roman PM. Counselor attitudes toward pharmacotherapies for alcohol dependence. J Stud Alcohol Drugs 2009; 70:628-35. [PMID: 19515305 DOI: 10.15288/jsad.2009.70.628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Addiction treatment counselors play a central role in the dissemination of information about new treatment techniques to alcohol-dependent patients and are key in the implementation of new treatment technologies. Building on previous research, this study examines counselors' perceptions of the effectiveness and acceptability of pharmacotherapies for the treatment of alcohol dependence. METHOD Mail questionnaires were received from 1,140 counselors employed in a nationally representative sample of public-sector addiction treatment programs in 2006. Counselors answered a series of questions about three U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved medications used in the treatment of alcohol dependence (disulfiram [Antabuse], tablet naltrexone [Revia], and acamprosate [Campral]), indicating their extent of familiarity with the medication, its perceived effectiveness in the treatment of alcohol dependence, and its acceptability for use with alcohol-dependent patients. RESULTS The extent of diffusion of these pharmacotherapies was associated with time since FDA approval. Counselors reported receiving little or no pharmacotherapy-specific training. Multivariate models showed that the receipt of medication-specific training as well as indirect observation of the medication's use in the treatment program were significantly associated with diffusion of information about these pharmacotherapies and counselors' perceptions of the effectiveness and acceptability of the medications for use in addiction treatment. CONCLUSIONS When exposed to information about medications to treat alcohol dependence, counseling staff appear quite receptive. More efforts are needed to disseminate information about alcohol pharmacotherapies to front-line addiction treatment staff.
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- Amanda J Abraham
- Institute for Behavioral Research, 112 Barrow Hall, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-2401, USA.
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Knudsen HK, Ducharme LJ, Roman PM, Link T. Buprenorphine diffusion: the attitudes of substance abuse treatment counselors. J Subst Abuse Treat 2005; 29:95-106. [PMID: 16135338 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2005.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2004] [Revised: 04/22/2005] [Accepted: 05/06/2005] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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In October 2002, the Food and Drug Administration approved buprenorphine for use in the treatment of opioid dependence. Successful diffusion, adoption, and implementation of this medication within the treatment field depend in part on substance abuse counselors. Using questionnaire data obtained from 2,298 counselors in community-based treatment programs in the private and public sectors between June 2002 and July 2004, we explored the diffusion of this new treatment technique. Analyses indicate that a substantial proportion of the clinical workforce is unaware of the effectiveness of buprenorphine in the treatment of opiate addiction. Several variables predicted counselors' attitudes toward buprenorphine. Predictors included receipt of buprenorphine-specific training, educational attainment, years of experience, and 12-step orientation. Implications for the diffusion of this and other emerging treatment techniques are discussed.
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- Hannah K Knudsen
- Center for Research on Behavioral Health and Human Services Delivery, The University of Georgia, 101 Barrow Hall, Athens, GA 30602-2401, USA.
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Simpson DD. A conceptual framework for drug treatment process and outcomes. J Subst Abuse Treat 2004; 27:99-121. [PMID: 15450644 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2004.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 198] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2004] [Revised: 05/02/2004] [Accepted: 06/15/2004] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Evidence from specialized treatment evaluations and large-scale natural studies of treatment effectiveness is organized conceptually into a "treatment model" for summarizing how drug treatment works. Sequential relationships between patient and treatment program attributes, early patient engagement, recovery stages, retention, and favorable outcomes are discussed--along with behavioral, cognitive, and skills training interventions that have been shown to be effective for enhancing specific stages of the patient recovery process. Applications of the treatment model for incorporating science-based innovations into clinical practice for improving early engagement and retention, performance measurements of patient progress, program monitoring and management using aggregated patient records, and organizational functioning and systems change also are addressed.
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- D Dwayne Simpson
- Institute of Behavioral Research, Texas Christian University, TCU Box 298740, Fort Worth, TX 76129, USA.
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Laudet AB. Attitudes and beliefs about 12-step groups among addiction treatment clients and clinicians: toward identifying obstacles to participation. Subst Use Misuse 2003; 38:2017-47. [PMID: 14677780 PMCID: PMC1855195 DOI: 10.1081/ja-120025124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Participation in 12-step groups (12SG) during and after formal treatment has been associated with positive outcome among substance users. However, the effectiveness of 12SG may be limited by high attrition rates and by low participation, areas on which there has been little research. Clinicians play an important role in fostering 12-step participation, and the insights which they develop in their practice can greatly contribute to informing the research process. Yet, little is known about clinicians' attitudes about 12-step groups or about their experiences in referring clients. This study surveyed clients (N = 101) and clinicians (N = 102) in outpatient treatment programs to examine 12-step-related attitudes and to identify potential obstacles to participation. Data collection was conducted between May, 2001 and January, 2002 in New York City. Both client and clinician samples were primarily African-American and Hispanic; 32% of clients reported substance use in the previous month, with crack and marijuana cited most frequently as the primary drug problem. On average, clinicians had worked in the treatment field for 8 years. Both staff and clients viewed 12SG as a helpful recovery resource. Major obstacles to participation centered on motivation and readiness for change and on perceived need for help, rather than on aspects of the 12-step program often cited as points of resistance (e.g., religious aspect and emphasis on powerlessness). Clinicians also frequently cited convenience and scheduling issues as possible obstacles to attending 12SG. Clinical implications of these findings are discussed, including the importance of fostering motivation for change, the need to assess clients' beliefs about and experiences with 12SG on a case-by-case basis, and to find a good fit between clients' needs and inclinations on the one hand, and the tools and support available within 12-step groups on the other.
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- Alexandre B Laudet
- National Development and Research Institutes, Inc., New York, New York 10010, USA.
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