Table 1 Study specialist participants
Specialist | Profession | Years/Country of Specialisation | Organisation | Long-term voluntarily abstinent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Director of an established South African rehabilitation centre. | 15 years. South Africa and the United Kingdom | NAADAC counsellor | Yes, dependent for 12 years, currently 15 years heroin abstinent |
2 | Psychiatrist | Over 25 years. Singapore, Hong Kong, Canada, Australia, the SADC region, Western and Central Africa, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States and South Africa | University - Head of Psychiatry Department, Central Drug Authority, South African Medical Research Council | No |
3 | Executive Director | 18 years. South Africa and United Kingdom | Organisation that specialists in substance use disorder research, advocacy and policy formulation for South African state departments | Yes, 6 years dependent on heroin, currently 32 years heroin abstinent |
4 | Social Worker | 16 years. South Africa | Gauteng Department of Social Development, NA/NARANON | No |
5 | Social Worker | 10 years. South Africa and United Kingdom | State Hospital in South Africa, methadone out-patient facility in United Kingdom | No |
6 | Lay | 18 years. South Africa | Tough Love South Africa - serves on a prominent national level | No |
7 | Medial Nurse | 19 years. South Africa | South African National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (SANCA) | No |
8 | Medical Nurse | 14 years. South Africa | South African National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (SANCA) | No |
9 | General Practitioner | 8 years. South Africa | Psychiatric hospital - buprenorphine maintenance regimes specialisation | No |
10 | Clinical Psychologist/Anthropologist | 15 years. South Africa | Psychiatric hospital, private practice | No |