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A survey of attitudes among drug user treatment providers toward the treatment of inhalant users
(Enquête sur les attitudes des professionnels du traitement de la toxicomanie, notamment par rapport aux usagers d'inhalants)
Auteur(s) :
BEAUVAIS, F. ;
JUMPER-THURMAN, P. ;
PLESTED, B. ;
HELM H.
Année
2002
Page(s) :
1391-1410
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
18
Domaine :
Autres substances / Other substances
Thésaurus mots-clés
INHALANTS
;
ABUS
;
TRAITEMENT
;
THERAPEUTE
;
ENQUETE
;
PRISE EN CHARGE
;
EFFET SECONDAIRE
;
NEUROPSYCHIATRIE
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Note générale :
Substance Use and Misuse, 2002, 37, (11), 1391-1410
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
This study assessed the attitudes of drug user treatment program directors towards the problem of inhalant "abuse." In 2000, surveys were mailed to directors asking about treatment success and prognosis for inhalant users, level of neurological damage incurred by users, availability of treatment resources, their program's policies toward admission of users, and staff training needs for inhalant use. Two open-ended questions queried their assessment of barriers to treatment and subjective feelings about the topic of inhalant use. Five hundred and fifty responses were received. Findings show that program directors perceive a great deal of neurological damage incurred through inhalant use and have a general pessimism about treatment effectiveness and recovery. The respondents also felt that there were insufficient resources for inhalant user treatment and that special staff training in the area was needed. The majority of the directors indicated that they have or would treat inhalant users. Implications for future research and policy change are discussed. (Editor's abstract.)
Affiliation :
Tri-Ethnic Ctr. Prev. Res., 100 Sage Hall, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO 80523. E-mail : beauvais@lamar.colostate.edu
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.