title: Alcoholism and methadone treatment: consequences for the patient and program.
abstract: The data on alcoholism presented in this paper were extracted from a major follow-up study of active and discharged methadone patients conducted from 1974 through 1977 in New York City. Alcoholism is a factor in 26% of the terminations from methadone treatment. It is also the leading cause of death in treatment and the second leading cause of death, following complications with opiates, in the post-treatment Also, patients with episodes of excessive drinking have markedly lower survival rates over a 10-year period when compared to patients who are social or moderate drinkers.
mesh_terms: D000206:Actuarial Analysis; D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008104:Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic / Q000401:mortality; D008297:Male; D008691:Methadone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012737:Sex Factors; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000401:mortality / Q000534:rehabilitation; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D008691:Methadone