title: The relation of time spent in drug abuse treatment to posttreatment outcome.
abstract: The author examined follow-up outcomes in the first year after treatment in relation to time spent in treatment in the Drug Abuse Reporting Program. Follow-up interviews were completed with more than 3,000 people admitted to drug abuse treatment during 1969--1972, including clients treated with methadone maintenance, therapeutic communities, outpatient drug-free programs, and outpatient detoxification, as well as a group who completed intake procedures but did not return for treatment. Longer time in treatment was related to better posttreatment outcome, but clients who spent less than 3 months in treatment were not significantly different from the detoxification-only group or the intake-only group.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D005006:Ethnicity; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008691:Methadone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D013808:Therapeutic Community
chemical_list: D008691:Methadone