Topic and Thesis
Much attention is being paid to “evidenced-based practice” (EBP) in the health services (Duncan & Reese, 2012; Glasner-Edwards & Rawson, 2010; Wells, Kristman-Valente, Peavy, & Jackson, 2013), whether it be medical or psychosocial (Pedersen, 2007). The field of substance use treatment is no exception (Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs [ACMD], 2013; Buck, 2011; Gold & Brady, 2003). If an individual or a funder is going to pay for a treatment, so the logic goes, then the treatment should work (Glasner-Edwards & Rawson, 2010).
Considering the enduring pervasiveness of treatments that have little evidence of working (National Center on Addiction and Substance Use at Columbia University [CASA], 2012), such a concerted effort …show more content…
Moreover, ongoing research is being performed to assess Danish substance use treatment through an initiative started in 2013 by the Ministry of Children, Gender Equality, Integration and Social Affairs (European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction [EMCDD], 2014). Although this drug abuse project includes a wide variety of research projects, it does not appear to include a dedicated project for capturing the views and opinions of substance use treatment consumers. If research is completed on the effectiveness of substance use treatment, it is imperative that the voices of consumers are included to create a more comprehensive understanding of what effectiveness means (Orford, 2008). Thus, a systematic qualitative study concerning Danish consumers’ opinions of progress or success within substance use treatment is needed to expand the “real world” (Pedersen, 2007, p. 614) understanding of substance use treatment in
Much attention is being paid to “evidenced-based practice” (EBP) in the health services (Duncan & Reese, 2012; Glasner-Edwards & Rawson, 2010; Wells, Kristman-Valente, Peavy, & Jackson, 2013), whether it be medical or psychosocial (Pedersen, 2007). The field of substance use treatment is no exception (Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs [ACMD], 2013; Buck, 2011; Gold & Brady, 2003). If an individual or a funder is going to pay for a treatment, so the logic goes, then the treatment should work (Glasner-Edwards & Rawson, 2010).
Considering the enduring pervasiveness of treatments that have little evidence of working (National Center on Addiction and Substance Use at Columbia University [CASA], 2012), such a concerted effort …show more content…
Moreover, ongoing research is being performed to assess Danish substance use treatment through an initiative started in 2013 by the Ministry of Children, Gender Equality, Integration and Social Affairs (European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction [EMCDD], 2014). Although this drug abuse project includes a wide variety of research projects, it does not appear to include a dedicated project for capturing the views and opinions of substance use treatment consumers. If research is completed on the effectiveness of substance use treatment, it is imperative that the voices of consumers are included to create a more comprehensive understanding of what effectiveness means (Orford, 2008). Thus, a systematic qualitative study concerning Danish consumers’ opinions of progress or success within substance use treatment is needed to expand the “real world” (Pedersen, 2007, p. 614) understanding of substance use treatment in