From: Views about responsibility for alcohol addiction and negative evaluations of naltrexone
Strongly disagree | Disagree | Neither agree nor disagree | Agree | Strongly agree | |
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Responsibility for onset | |||||
Persons with alcoholism are responsible for the onset of their dependency. | 2.6% | 24.8% | 22.2% | 35.0% | 15.4% |
Persons with alcoholism could have avoided their dependence. | 5.1% | 20.5% | 29.1% | 30.8% | 14.5% |
Responsibility for recovery | |||||
Persons with alcoholism are personally responsible for their recovery. | 1.7% | 6.8% | 6.0% | 53.0% | 32.5% |
Persons with alcoholism are personally responsible for creating a solution. | 3.4% | 14.5% | 23.9% | 40.2% | 17.9% |
Objection | |||||
Paul will be unlikely to comply with taking the medication. | 1.7% | 25.7% | 35.9% | 25.6% | 11.1% |
The medication’s side effects (which include nausea, headache, dizziness, anxiety and a small risk of withdrawal symptoms) are not worth its benefits. | 8.5% | 37.6% | 19.7% | 23.9% | 10.3% |
There’s a risk that Paul will use opioids that interfere with the medication and cause serious side effects. | 12.0% | 21.4% | 22.2% | 25.6% | 18.8% |
Naltrexone will treat the symptoms of Paul’s alcoholism, but it will not improve the underlying causes of his alcohol abuse. | 2.5% | 12.0% | 26.5% | 46.2% | 12.8% |
Overcoming alcoholism without the use of medication will strengthen Paul’s resolve and willpower. | 1.7% | 3.4% | 18.0% | 39.3% | 37.6% |
The medication will diminish Paul’s motivation to help himself and participate in the 12-step program. | 6.8% | 27.3% | 19.7% | 36.8% | 9.4% |