Treatment Motivation Differences between Minnesota and Methadone Program Patients with Substance Use Disorder in Latvia

Motivation is factor that induces patients to seek treatment options, accomplish treatment guidelines and perform constructive activities to achieve long-term result and positive changes. Aim of the study was to determine whether there is statistically significant differences in treatment motivation between substance use disorder patients participating in Minnesota program and Methadone program. There were 3 research tools: Demographic questionnaire, SOCRATES 8A/8D, and Treatment motivation questionnaire. It was found that mean values of substance use disorder patients in Minnesota program were statistically significantly higher than patients from Methadone program. Motivation aspects to treat are significant higher in respondents who participated in treatment with biopsychosocial intervention comparing to pharmacotherapeutic intervention.