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Sociality in methadone treatment : understanding methadone treatment and service delivery as a social process
(La socialisation dans le traitement à la méthadone : comprendre le traitement à la méthadone et sa délivrance comme un processus social)
Auteur(s) :
LILLY, R. ;
QUIRK, A. ;
RHODES, T. ;
STIMSON, G. V.
Année
2000
Page(s) :
163-178
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
29
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Note générale :
Drugs Education, Prevention and Policy, 2000, 7, (2), 163-178
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
The overwhelming focus of research into methadone treatment has been on outcome, concentrating on the importance of issues such as dose and treatment retention. The delivery of counselling and support services has also been identified by such studies but research has yet to focus systematically on how such services are delivered and negotiated within the context of ongoing staff-client relationships. Using mainly client data we focus on the processes influencing the delivery of counselling and support services in methadone treatment, we report on findings from a 2-year ethnographic study of methadone treatment delivery in London. A key finding is that the 'sociality' of treatment is embedded within the negotiation and building of social roles and relationships more generally. These findings underscore the necessity to understand the delivery of methadone treatment services, and especially counselling and support, as a social interactional process and not merely as a medical encounter with a treatment outcome. Such a focus allows us to conclude by highlighting the practical implications of understanding 'sociality' in methadone treatment for both practice and for research. (Author's abstract.)
Affiliation :
Centre Res. Drugs Health Behaviour, Imperial College Sci., Med. Technology, 200 Seagrave Rd, London S6 1RQ
Royaume-Uni. United Kingdom.
Royaume-Uni. United Kingdom.