Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7508103 | Drug and Alcohol Dependence | 2012 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Although the study was repeatedly described as non-treatment research involving buprenorphine, participants often ranked some treatment-related motivations as important (wanting to reduce/stop heroin use, needing a medication to get stabilized/detoxify). Some motivations correlated with income, heroin use, and years since marketing of buprenorphine. Two dimensions emerged from principal component analysis of motivation rankings: (1) treatment motivation vs. greater immediate needs and (2) commitment to trying alternatives vs. a more accepting attitude toward traditional interventions. In summary, heroin addicts' self-motivations to engage in non-therapeutic research are complex - they value economic gain but not exclusively or primarily - and relate to variables such as socioeconomic factors and drug use.
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Authors
Gina Papke, Mark K. Greenwald,