Subutex - en undersökning om förhållningssätt och tankegångar kring substitutionsbehandling

Sammanfattning: The purpose of this thesis has been to investigate and illustrate today’s line of thought regarding subutex and substitute treatment . The main issues that have been covered are: 1. How is subutex exposed in the media? 2. What are the attitudes towards subutex within different professional groups and organizations? 3. Where does Socialstyrelsen stand in relation to subutex? In order to answer the questions posed above, I made an analysis of the specialist literature regarding subutex. I interviewed a psychiatrist, a social worker, the chairman of a treatment center as well as the chairman of the Svenska Brukarföreningen. Finally I spoke to Socialstyrelsen in order to get their view on the questions above. In a compiled analysis I found a rather strong support of substitute treatment, often linked to the argument of harm reduction. A wish for decreased suffering and decreased death rates is deeply rooted no matter what the actual standpoint may be, both in the debate taking place in the media and among the interviewees.