Family Related Factors and Concurrent Heroin Use in Methadone Maintenance Treatment in China

Qualitative data from women defunded from a subsidized methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) program were analyzed to determine the impact of defunding on the women and their dependents. Women attested to the efficacy of MMT in creating a stable environment in which their illicit drug use was eliminated or controlled; they were able to decrease their participation in illicit activities and pursue further employment and educational goals. When defunding occurred women employed a variety of strategies including family borrowing, welfare funds, and illicit activities to remain on private MMT programs. The result of these payment strategies was often a premature detoxification from MMT due to unpaid clinic bills. Many women returned to heroin use to alleviate withdrawal symptoms from methadone detoxification. This return to heroin use was also accompanied by increased illicit activities. Defunded women reported severe emotional and financial destabilization as a result of lost access to subsidized methadone maintenance treatment.

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Orexin A in men with heroin use disorder undergoing methadone maintenance treatment

Psychiatry Research ◽

10.1016/j.psychres.2018.04.010 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 264 ◽

pp. 412-415 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Meng-Chang Tsai ◽

Tiao-Lai Huang

Keyword(s):

Methadone Maintenance Treatment ◽

Maintenance Treatment ◽

Methadone Maintenance ◽

Orexin A ◽

Heroin Use ◽

Heroin Use Disorder

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Heroin use during methadone maintenance treatment: the importance of methadone dose and cocaine use.

American Journal of Public Health ◽

10.2105/ajph.85.1.83 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 85 (1) ◽

pp. 83-88 ◽

Cited By ~ 113

Author(s):

D M Hartel ◽

E E Schoenbaum ◽

P A Selwyn ◽

J Kline ◽

K Davenny ◽

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Keyword(s):

Methadone Maintenance Treatment ◽

Maintenance Treatment ◽

Methadone Maintenance ◽

Heroin Use ◽

Methadone Dose ◽

Cocaine Use

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Retention and Relapse in Methadone Maintenance Treatment: A Descriptive Analytical Study

Global Journal of Health Science ◽

10.5539/gjhs.v9n2p15 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 15 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Reza Mollajavadi ◽

Narges Beyraghi ◽

Isa Fathi ◽

Robab Teymouri ◽

Arya Hamedanchi

Keyword(s):

Methadone Maintenance Treatment ◽

Maintenance Treatment ◽

Methadone Maintenance ◽

Retention Rate ◽

Treatment Center ◽

Chi Square ◽

Related Factors ◽

Financial Status ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Relapse Rates

BACKGROUND: Despite the considerable efforts made in Iran to treat people with addiction, relapse is still common. This study was designed to determine retention and relapse rates and related factors at Yasin Methadone Maintenance Treatment Center.PATIENTS & METHODS: In this study, retention rate, relapse rate, and related factors were examined in 74 cases using a descriptive-analytical method. Information about 20 variables were gathered from patient medical records using an information form and a checklist and data was analyzed by the chi-square, Fisher’s exact, and Mann-Whitney tests using SPSS software.FINDINGS: The retention and relapse rates were 24.3% and 75.7%, respectively. Only three factors showed a significant difference (p<0.50) between the retention and relapse groups: (1) financial status, (2) motivation for treatment, and (3) cooperation during counseling (p=0.04, p=0.001, p=0.026, respectively). No significant differences were observed between groups for the other factors.CONCLUSION: Because it is clear that financial status, motivation, and counseling can affect retention rate, it is recommended to study the effect of these factors on retention using methods such as a randomized clinical trial.

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