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.
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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