METHADONE BOTH A PLATFORM FOR AND LIMIT ON A GOOD QUALITY OF LIFE
The implications of this study could hardly be more relevant to UK debates about reorienting
treatment to a recovery agenda and the role within that of methadone maintenance. In-depth accounts
from opiate dependent methadone patients in Belgium of what for them constitutes a good quality of
life reveal themes shared with the population in general: a meaningful, independent life and
supportive relationships. Methadone creates the preconditions for such a life, but at the same time
stigma, the requirements of the treatment programme, and the effects of the medication, limit its
achievement.
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