Counselling Utilization Experiences among Methadone Maintenance Treatment Clients in Rural and Small Urban Communities

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  • Nichole D. Pickett University of New Brunswick
  • José Domene University of New Brunswick

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Addiction##common.commaListSeparator## Methadone Maintenance Treatment##common.commaListSeparator## Counselling

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As a result of growing rates of opiate dependence in Atlantic Canada, numerous methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) and associated counselling programs have been implemented. A qualitative study employed semistructured interviews to examine the counselling utilization experiences of 7 participants (4 males, 3 females) who were receiving MMT. Four salient themes were identified using an interpretive thematic analysis strategy, and results suggest that counselling was a beneficial supplement to methadone, but challenges existed with its implementation. Implications on how to improve the efficacy of available counselling are identified and discussed.

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    Nichole D. Pickett is currently employed with the Department of Student Affairs, College of the North Atlantic-Qatar as a Student Counsellor. Her research interests include addiction, development and evaluation of counselling based interventions for individuals with addictions concerns, and the impact of stigma on treatment participation.

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2013-12-27

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##issue.vol## 48 ##issue.no## 1 (2014): Regular Issue

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