Methadone Maintenance Dosage Levels and Program Retention
作者:
BrownBarry S.,
WattersJohn K.,
IglehartAustin S.,
AkinsCarl,
期刊:
The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
(Taylor Available online 1982)
卷期:
Volume 9,
issue 2
页码: 129-139
ISSN:0095-2990
年代: 1982
DOI:10.3109/00952998209002617
出版商: Taylor&Francis
数据来源: Taylor
摘要:
Study was made of the relationship between methadone dosage policy and retention in drug abuse treatment. Responses were obtained from administrators of 113 methadone maintenance programs representing the 11 states with the largest number of maintenance programs. It was found that program policies involving the use of flexible dosages, i.e., where no single dosage policy predominated, were associated with greater retention in treatment. Programs making use of flexible strategies retained clients an average of almost 9 months longer than those programs making use of any other dosage policy. In contrast, no differences in retention were found between high, mid, and low dose programs when effort was made to control for relevant client variables. Study is suggested to explore the relationship of service delivery elements to dosage policy within methadone maintenance programs.
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