Patients' Perspectives on Coming Off Opioid Agonist Treatment: A Qualitative Study

• Main Authors: Christina Nehlin (Author), Josefin Bäckström (Author), Charlotte Wollert Brander (Author), Caisa Öster (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: SAGE Publishing, 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Assuntos: article
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Aims: Opioid agonist treatment (OAT) programs are life-saving, as they reduce opioid use, overdoses, and criminal activities. Disadvantages reported with long-term OAT include side effects of the medication, especially on cognitive ability and sexual function, which may discourage potential particip...