Oxford House Residents’ Attitudes Toward Medication Assisted Treatment Use in Fellow Residents

Publication Date

1-4-2018

Document Type

Article

Abstract

Methadone and buprenorphine/naloxone are medication assisted treatment (MAT) options for treating opioid use disorder, yet attitudes regarding their use within abstinence-based recovery homes have not been assessed. The present investigation examined attitudes regarding MAT utilization among residents living in Oxford Houses. This cross-sectional investigation compared residents (n = 87) receiving MAT whose recent drug use involved opioids, and two groups not receiving MATs; those who had used opioids and those who had used substances other than opioids. The vast majority of residents were not receiving MAT, yet 32% reported MAT histories. Negative attitudes regarding MAT were observed among residents who were not receiving MAT. Those presently receiving MAT reported mixed attitudes regarding the use of methadone and buprenorphine/naloxone, and two of these residents reported they had never been prescribed MAT. Findings suggest that abstinence-based recovery homes such as Oxford Houses may not be optimal resources for persons receiving MATs. © 2018 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature

Publication Title

Community Mental Health Journal

First Page

1

Last Page

7

DOI

10.1007/s10597-017-0218-4

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