title: Randomized trial of drug abuse treatment-linkage strategies.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, 94110, USA. james@itsa.ucsf.edu
authors.forename: James L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Sorensen
authors.forename: Carmen L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Masson
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Delucchi
authors.forename: Karl
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sporer
authors.forename: Paul G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Barnett
authors.forename: Fumi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mitsuishi
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: TeChieh
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Sharon M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Hall
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D009294:Narcotics; D008691:Methadone