‘I feel like I found myself again’ – Rethinking ‘recovery’ in a qualitative exploration of Heroin Assisted Treatment (HAT) service users’ experiences

Riley, Fleur; Harris, Magdalena; Ahmed, Danny; Moore, Helen; Poulter, Louise; Towl, Graham; Walker, Tammi

doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-2310440/v1

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‘I feel like I found myself again’ – Rethinking ‘recovery’ in a qualitative exploration of Heroin Assisted Treatment (HAT) service users’ experiences

Published in Research Square • Nov 28, 2022

Authors:

Fleur Riley

Magdalena Harris

Danny Ahmed

Abstract

Abstract Background Heroin Assisted Treatment (HAT) is an enhanced harm reduction programme designed for treatment-refractory opioid dependent individuals. The first HAT service in England was established in 2019, involving twice-daily supervised injections of medical-grade heroin (diamorphine). Int...

Subject

Harm reduction

Thematic analysis

Heroin

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