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Effectiveness of methadone maintenance therapy has been established, but recently newer treatment delivery models have emerged. Differences across these treatment models have not been examined.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Purpose<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This descriptive qualitative study used semi-structured interviews to assess client experiences in three methadone maintenance therapy treatment delivery models: (a) comprehensive programs, (b) low-threshold\/high-tolerance programs, and (c) fee-for-service programs.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A total of 32 participants were recruited from methadone maintenance therapy clinics in an Atlantic Canadian city and grouped into three models of care ( n\n                      <jats:sub>a<\/jats:sub>\n                      \u2009=\u20099, n\n                      <jats:sub>b<\/jats:sub>\n                      \u2009=\u200911, n\n                      <jats:sub>c<\/jats:sub>\n                      \u2009=\u200912). Content analysis was performed on interview data to assess the frequency of relevant themes in the data.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Participants from all groups stressed the importance of supportive staff and having access to some form of counselling. However, low-threshold\/high-tolerance and fee-for-service clients voiced a need for more formal counselling and programming at their clinics. Methadone was reported as the most helpful aspect of the methadone maintenance therapy programs; however, participants also expressed negative views about the substance.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>These findings have important implications for the development and implementation of methadone maintenance therapy, specifically pertaining to further integration of addiction and mental health services.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/0844562120924516","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,5,16]],"date-time":"2020-05-16T01:16:01Z","timestamp":1589591761000},"page":"211-221","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["Experiences of Clients in Three Types of Methadone Maintenance Therapy in an Atlantic Canadian City: A Qualitative Study"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"53","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6935-9802","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Lillian","family":"MacNeill","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Psychology, University of New Brunswick, Saint John, Canada"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Caroline","family":"Brunelle","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Psychology, University of New Brunswick, Saint John, Canada"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Brittany","family":"Skelding","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Psychology, University of New Brunswick, Saint John, Canada"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Enrico","family":"DiTommaso","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Psychology, University of New Brunswick, Saint John, Canada"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,5,15]]},"reference":[{"key":"bibr1-0844562120924516","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jsat.2005.02.007"},{"key":"bibr2-0844562120924516","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1080\/10550887.2012.694598"},{"key":"bibr3-0844562120924516","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1503\/cmaj.170958"},{"key":"bibr4-0844562120924516","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1037\/a0032480"},{"key":"bibr5-0844562120924516","unstructured":"Burbridge A. 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