Outcome after methadone treatment: influence of prior treatment factors and current treatment status.
Post-treatment follow-up assessments were conducted on patients from a clinical trial examining the efficacy of different doses of methadone. The Addiction Severity Index (ASI) was administered at treatment entry and ten weeks after the six-month program. Patients were improved in drug and alcohol use, and in areas of pro-social behaviors, at the time of follow-up. Improvements were not related to in-treatment variables, but were related to resumption of treatment during the follow-up interval. These results demonstrate improvement persists after methadone treatment, and further improvement can be achieved by resumption of further treatment.
Department of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Francis Scott Key Medical Center, Baltimore, MD 21224.
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D000328:Adult; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008691:Methadone / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group; D012008:Recurrence; D012050:Rehabilitation, Vocational / Q000523:psychology; D015813:Substance Abuse Detection; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D008691:Methadone