Open AccessPsychosocial functioning among current noninjecting opioid users: Is there any difference between methadone maintenance treatment and treatment as usual?
Author(s) -
SujitaKumar Kar,
Richa Shukla,
Pronob Kumar Dalal,
Amit Arya
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
indian journal of psychiatry/indian journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1998-3794
pISSN - 0019-5545
DOI - 10.4103/indianjpsychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_682_21
Subject(s) - psychosocial , medicine , buprenorphine , opioid use disorder , quality of life (healthcare) , methadone maintenance , psychiatry , methadone , addiction , clinical psychology , opioid , psychology , receptor , nursing
Patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) have a significant problem in psychosocial functioning domains, which are not systematically studied in India. This study aimed to evaluate the psychosocial functioning in current noninjecting opioid users on Methadone Maintenance Treatment (MMT) versus Treatment as Usual (TaU: Chlordiazepoxide , Zolpidem , Trazodone , Tramadol , Tapentadol , and Buprenorphine ).