title: Success rate of detoxification from methadone maintenance in an ambulatory care unit.
abstract: The success rate of detoxification of patients on methadone maintenance in four outpatient clinics is studied. In comparison with patients in an in-house program, or a hospital environment, the study group did relatively poorly. It is felt that a confined and carefully structured therapeutic environment is much more likely to produce patients who are amenable to successful detoxification from hallucinogenic drugs, than is a walk-in clinic.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008691:Methadone; D010349:Patient Compliance; D013375:Substance Withdrawal Syndrome; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*
chemical_list: D008691:Methadone