Isralowitz Richard, Reznik Alexander, Pruginin Itay
a Regional Alcohol and Drug Abuse Research Center, Spitzer Department of Social Work , Ben Gurion University , Beer Sheva , Israel.
J Ethn Subst Abuse. 2016 Oct-Dec;15(4):425-433. doi: 10.1080/15332640.2015.1046009. Epub 2015 Oct 6.
A common treatment intervention for heroin addiction is methadone maintenance. In recent years a wider perspective has been adapted to understand and evaluate addiction through quality of life. This article examines quality of life conditions of 170 male former Soviet Union and Israeli origin drug users in methadone maintenance and provides an understanding of conditions linked to the World Health Organization Quality of Life project's best available techniques reference document. Having a partner or spouse and less chronic illness are positive factors affecting quality of life regardless of country of origin. Israeli born drug users reported better quality of life based on their psychological health and environment domain responses; no difference was found for the physical health and social relationship domains of the Israeli and former Soviet Union origin males. Because heroin addiction is a chronic and relapsing illness, one of the goals of methadone maintenance is to address patients' health status from a broad perspective. Based on clinical observations, the treatment of special populations may be enhanced if their particular needs are considered and met. Quality of life factors are relevant for assessing high risk groups, including those from different ethnic origins, in poor physical and psychological health, their treatment and personal adjustment, and their service personnel training needs.
海洛因成瘾的一种常见治疗干预方法是美沙酮维持治疗。近年来，人们采用了更广泛的视角，通过生活质量来理解和评估成瘾问题。本文研究了170名前苏联和以色列裔男性美沙酮维持治疗吸毒者的生活质量状况，并依据世界卫生组织生活质量项目最佳可用技术参考文件来理解相关状况。无论原籍国如何，有伴侣或配偶以及慢性病较少都是影响生活质量的积极因素。出生于以色列的吸毒者基于其心理健康和环境领域的回答报告了更好的生活质量；在身体健康和社会关系领域，以色列裔和前苏联裔男性之间未发现差异。由于海洛因成瘾是一种慢性复发性疾病，美沙酮维持治疗的目标之一是从广泛角度关注患者的健康状况。基于临床观察，如果考虑并满足特殊人群的特定需求，可能会加强对他们的治疗。生活质量因素对于评估高危人群至关重要，包括那些来自不同种族、身心健康状况不佳、接受治疗和个人调整以及其服务人员培训需求的人群。
