title: Individual Patient and Program Factors Related to Prison and Community Treatment Completion in Prison-Initiated Methadone Maintenance Treatment.
abstract: While prison-initiated methadone maintenance treatment is effective, it is largely unknown as to what patient and program factors are related to outcomes. These issues were studied in a secondary analysis of data from 67 male prerelease prison inmates with preincarceration heroin addiction. Three outcomes are examined: completed prison treatment; completed 1 year of community treatment; and number of days in community treatment. Being employed (p= .045) during the three years prior to index incarceration was significantly and positively related to community treatment completion. Increased frequency of urine tests taken was significantly associated with a greater number of days in community treatment (p< .001). Limitations, policy implications, and directions for future research are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Friends Research Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, USA and School of Criminal Justice, College of Public Affairs, University of Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: Timothy W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Kinlock
authors.affiliation: Friends Research Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, USA and Department of Criminal Justice, Stevenson University, Stevenson, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: Michael S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Gordon
authors.affiliation: Friends Research Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, USA and School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: Robert P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Schwartz
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: Kevin E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: O'Grady
keywords: drug abuse treatment; employment; heroin; methadone; prison