NCJ Number
226590
Journal
Journal of Addictive Diseases Volume: 28 Issue: 1 Dated: January-March 2009 Pages: 64-67
Date Published
January 2009
Length
4 pages
Annotation
This study examined the prevalence of several types of childhood trauma among a sample of adult patients addicted to opioids and seeking treatment with buprenorphine.
Abstract
The data indicated that the prevalence of various types of childhood trauma among those seeking treatment with buprenorphine was high. Compared with other studies, the empirically determined prevalence rates were substantially higher. In the empirical literature, numerous investigators have described a relationship between childhood trauma and various substance use disorders in adulthood. However, not all investigations have confirmed relationships between various types of childhood trauma and opioid addiction. This study sought to examine the prevalence of five types of traumas: sexual, physical, and emotional abuses; physical neglect; and witnessing of violence among a sample of men and women who were seeking treatment for genuine opioid addiction with buprenorphine, a semi-synthetic mixed agonist/antagonist that is prescribed for opioid dependence. 12 references