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April 20, 2026Substance Abuse and RehabilitationOpen Access

“I’ve Never Seen It as a Real Problem”: Experiences of Access to Care for People Who Use Methamphetamine

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APAnnette PeartRPRachel PetukhovaJSJesselyn SinEastern Health

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Implication

Qualitative analysis explores barriers to treatment in individuals using methamphetamine, suggesting improvements.

Key Points

  • The aim was to explore how people who use methamphetamine experience barriers to accessing care and treatment.
  • Descriptive qualitative study
  • Embedded within a telephone-delivered intervention trial
  • Interviews with 27 participants about access to care
  • Framework analysis used to analyze interview transcripts
  • Identified three main themes: problem of methamphetamine use, beliefs about treatment, and stigma
  • Participants' perceptions influenced their engagement with care
  • Stigma and treatment beliefs significantly affected access to services

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Peart et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69e5c2d003c2939914028c6ehttps://doi.org/10.2147/sar.s564520
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