Is Internet Addiction Prevalent Among Methadone Maintenance Treatment Patients? Data from Las Vegas and Tel Aviv.
Internet addiction is known to be associated with depression. The Internet Addiction Test (IAT) and the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression scale (CES-D) for depression were studied among non-selective methadone maintenance treatment patients from the United States (n = 164) and Israel (n = 113). Thirty percent were not exposed to the internet, and 2.9% (n = 8) had an "occasional/frequent problem." The IAT and CES-D scores correlated significantly (p = .03). The non-exposed group was older, less educated, and had more benzodiazepine abusers. Unlike other behavioral addictions that characterized these patients, the internet addiction problem is rare, but should not be ignored.
a Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson Clinic for Drug Abuse, Treatment, and Research, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center , Tel Aviv , Israel.|b Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University , Tel Aviv , Israel.
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c Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson Clinic for Drug Abuse, Treatment, and Research , Las Vegas , Nevada , USA.
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a Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson Clinic for Drug Abuse, Treatment, and Research, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center , Tel Aviv , Israel.
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d Psychiatric Division, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv University , Tel Aviv , Israel.
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a Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson Clinic for Drug Abuse, Treatment, and Research, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center , Tel Aviv , Israel.|c Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson Clinic for Drug Abuse, Treatment, and Research , Las Vegas , Nevada , USA.
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D000328:Adult; D016739:Behavior, Addictive / Q000453:epidemiology*; D001569:Benzodiazepines / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D007557:Israel / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008691:Methadone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008875:Middle Aged; D058850:Opiate Substitution Treatment; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
D001569:Benzodiazepines; D008691:Methadone
Methadone maintenance treatment; attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; depression; internet addiction