Randomized trial of drug abuse treatment-linkage strategies.
A clinical trial contrasted 2 interventions designed to link opioid-dependent hospital patients to drug abuse treatment. The 126 out-of-treatment participants were randomly assigned to (a) case management, (b) voucher for free methadone maintenance treatment (MMT), (c) case management plus voucher, or (d) usual care. Services were provided for 6 months. MMT enrollment at 3 months was 47% (case management), 89% (voucher), 93% (case management plus voucher), and 11% (usual care); at 6 months enrollment was 48%, 68%, 79%, and 21%, respectively. Case management and vouchers can be valuable in health settings to link substance abusers with medical problems to drug abuse treatment.
Sorensen
James L
JL
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, 94110, USA. james@itsa.ucsf.edu
Masson
Carmen L
CL
Delucchi
Kevin
K
Sporer
Karl
K
Barnett
Paul G
PG
Mitsuishi
Fumi
F
Lin
Christine
C
Song
Yong
Y
Chen
TeChieh
T
Hall
Sharon M
SM
D000328:Adult; D019090:Case Management; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008691:Methadone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009294:Narcotics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D013997:Time Factors; D014040:Token Economy
D009294:Narcotics; D008691:Methadone