Treatment barriers in substance abuse treatment

Treatment barriers in substance abuse treatment are an obstacle to drug addicts accessing the help they need.

Factors involved can include:
 * Fear of treatment such as ECT, needles dental pain etc.
 * Concerns around privacy. eg not wanting to go onto mixed sex wards.
 * Concerns over confidentiality.
 * Fear of stigma
 * Fear of other people in the treatment facility
 * Bad previous experience of treatments and or their settings.