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AbstractThis study evaluated changes in client population and in retention rates following the introduction of a system of methadone maintenance streaming. A low intervention and low supervision stream was combined with two abstinence‐orientated streams. Privileges of take‐home doses and local pharmacy dose collection were contingent on successful participation in the abstinence‐orientated streams. The clinic also modified policy to allow clients greater control over dose levels. The case notes of the first 100 clients entering the programme in the year prior to the changes (1991) and in the year following the changes (1993) were compared. The results showed a significant increase in retention rates. The demographic and heroin using histories did not change, but the newer programme attracted a greater proportion of clients with no previous history of methadone maintenance treatment. Mean clinic dose increased from 45 mg to 63 mg when clients were allowed to exert control over dose. These findings reveal improved outcomes in a public methadone maintenance programme as a result of policy changes designed to give clients greater control of their trea

ISSN:0959-5236    

DOI:10.1080/09595239600185701

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractThis article provides an overview of the literature in the area of research dissemination, and suggests ways of increasing communication between researchers and clinicians. It then describes a dissemination project based at the Centre for Education and Information on Drugs and Alcohol (CEIDA) which was designed to convey the results of a major research project in the alcohol and other drug area to practitioners in New South Wales. The article includes the development, implementation and evaluation of the project. The format employed—an intensive workshop conducted in different locations—was found to be a useful strategy, particularly when used to promote a large research project of clinical significance and when used in conjunction with other dissemination strateg

ISSN:0959-5236    

DOI:10.1080/09595239600185711

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY

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Book reviewed in this article:Alcohol and Hormones. Drug and Alcohol Abuse Reviews 6 RONALD R. WATSON (Ed.)Substance Abuse and Physical Disability ALAN W. HEINEMANNAIDS and Community‐based Drug Intervention Programs: Evaluation and Outreach DENNIS G. FISHER&RICHARD H. NEEDLEAddiction and Recovery in Gay and Lesbian Persons ROBERT KUS (Ed.)Experimental Therapeutics in Addiction Medicine S. MAGURA&A. ROSENBLUM (Guest Eds), B. STIMMEL (Ed

ISSN:0959-5236    

DOI:10.1080/09595239600185721

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0959-5236    

DOI:10.1080/09595239600185731

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0959-5236    

DOI:10.1080/09595239600185741

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY