Soverow, USA 120 heroin addicts To compare heroin addicts’ Quantitative design When comparing the responses from the Client Participants had all 56% Rosenberg, in treatment attitudes towards Cross Sectional questionnaire participants who use heroin to the staff been involved in methadone – and Ferneau. 60 were questioned themselves and their Self report responses: maintenance treatment for (1972) about drug use and addiction with those of the Participants randomly approached Staff felt that emotional difficulties were more some time may not be – addiction, whilst staff working with them and asked to participate in the study important in causing addiction representative of heroin users the latter group Questionnaire based study Staff were more optimistic about recovery Self- selected sample 20% – were asked about consisting of 40 statements assessed Staff did not feel that the use of large amounts of approached, refused to alcohol and on a 7 point Likert Scale drugs was necessary to cause addiction participate alcoholism Staff were more willing to conceptualise Self-report data responses – addiction as an illness to questionnaires may be 37 members of staff Staff were less willing to consider addiction as subject to social desirability harmless indulgence bias
Soverow, Rosenberg, and Ferneau. (1972) USA 120 heroin addicts in treatment – 60 were questioned about drug use and addiction, whilst the latter group were asked about alcohol and alcoholism 37 members of staff To compare heroin addicts’ attitudes towards themselves and their addiction with those of the staff working with them Quantitative design Cross Sectional questionnaire Self report Participants randomly approached and asked to participate in the study Questionnaire based study consisting of 40 statements assessed on a 7 point Likert Scale When comparing the responses from the participants who use heroin to the staff responses: Staff felt that emotional difficulties were more important in causing addiction Staff were more optimistic about recovery Staff did not feel that the use of large amounts of drugs was necessary to cause addiction Staff were more willing to conceptualise addiction as an illness Staff were less willing to consider addiction as harmless indulgence Client Participants had all been involved in methadone maintenance treatment for some time – may not be representative of heroin users Self- selected sample – 20% approached, refused to participate Self-report data – responses to questionnaires may be subject to social desirability bias 56%
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