Open AccessAn Exploration of Young Adults With Opioid Use Disorder and How Their Perceptions of Family Members’ Beliefs Affects Medication Treatment
Author(s) -
Sarah M. Bagley,
Samantha F. Schoenberger,
Vanessa dellaBitta,
Karsten Lunze,
Kendyl Barron,
Scott E. Hadland,
Tae Woo Park
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of addiction medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.264
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1935-3227
pISSN - 1932-0620
DOI - 10.1097/adm.0000000000001001
Subject(s) - medicine , opioid use disorder , perception , opioid , young adult , psychiatry , clinical psychology , family medicine , gerontology , psychology , receptor , neuroscience
Young adults with opioid use disorder (OUD) have low engagement and retention in medication treatment. Families are uniquely situated to play an important role in treatment decisions. This qualitative study explored how young adults with OUD perceive their families' beliefs about OUD and medication treatment, and how those beliefs impacted young adults' beliefs about their own treatment decisions.