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Table 3 Participants’ beliefs about the treatments an addicted person should seek

From: How is acceptance of the brain disease model of addiction related to Australians’ attitudes towards addicted individuals and treatments for addiction?

 

Alcohol

Heroin

Peter/John should …

Affirmative (%)

Negative (%)

Affirmative (%)

Negative (%)

Get help from close family friends or a support group like alcoholics/narcotics anonymous

98.0

2.0

97.2

2.8

Talk to a doctor or psychiatrist about his addiction

95.3

4.7

96.5

3.5

Visit a mental health worker, such as a counsellor, social worker, or psychologist

92.0

8.0

94.7

5.3

Take medication prescribed by a doctor to help him quit

80.8

19.2

89.8

10.2