Retention in methadone maintenance drug treatment for prescription-type opioid primary users compared to heroin users

Addiction ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 104 (5) ◽  
pp. 775-783 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caleb J. Banta-Green ◽  
Charles Maynard ◽  
Thomas D. Koepsell ◽  
Elizabeth A. Wells ◽  
Dennis M. Donovan
Keyword(s):  
Drug Treatment ◽  
Methadone Maintenance ◽  
Heroin Users ◽  
Primary Users

scholarly journals An audit of violent incidents in a drug treatment centre

2000 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabina Fahy ◽  
Roy Browne ◽  
Darina Sloan ◽  
Shay Keating ◽  
John O'Connor
Keyword(s):  
Drug Treatment ◽  
Methadone Maintenance ◽  
Clinical Information ◽  
Heroin Users ◽  
Retrospective Audit ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Treatment Centre ◽  
History Of ◽  
Alcohol Dependence Syndrome ◽  
Serious Injury

AbstractObjectives: The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of, and factors associated with violence in a drug treatment centre.Method: This study is a retrospective audit of all incident forms completed at an urban drug treatment centre between December 1991 and July 1996 with reference to case notes for additional clinical information on individuals involved in violent incidents.Participants included all patients attending the centre in the aforementioned time period who were involved in violent incidents. Information was obtained about the prevalence and severity of violent incidents and patient details including main drug of abuse, route of use, reason for attendance, comorbid axis 1 diagnosis, history of previous incidents and HIV status at the time of the incident.Results: One per cent of all patients were involved in violent incidents. Less than one quarter of incidents involved serious injury or assault. Most perpetrators were male intravenous heroin users on a methadone maintenance programme. Nurses and doctors were most frequently the victims of incidents. Ten per cent of patients had a history of previous incidents and almost half the perpetrators were HIV positive. A comorbid axis 1 diagnosis was found in 9% of perpetrators (n = 6), mainly alcohol dependence syndrome.

scholarly journals Alcohol dependence and mood state in a population receiving methadone maintenance treatment

2007 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward MacManus ◽  
Clare Fitzpatrick
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Disorder ◽  
Alcohol Dependence ◽  
Methadone Maintenance Treatment ◽  
Maintenance Treatment ◽  
Methadone Maintenance ◽  
Mood State ◽  
Completion Rates ◽  
Prevalence Rates ◽  
Heroin Users ◽  
Treatment Participation

AbstractObjectives: The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of alcohol dependence and anxiety and depressive disorder symptomatology among heroin users in drug treatment.Method: Fifty-five clients on methadone maintenance treatment programmes in Dublin were interviewed.Results: Prevalence rates were found to be 56% [n = 31] for alcohol dependence, 56% [n = 31] for anxiety disorder symptomatology, and 42% [n = 23] for depressive disorder symptomatology. This finding of comorbid alcohol dependence and psychopathology among methadone maintenance treatment clients suggests that both clients' health and methadone maintenance treatment participation and completion rates may be compromised.Conclusions: Alcohol dependence and psychopathology among methadone maintenance treatment clients should be considered when providing effectively targeted services to the drug using population.

Implicit and Explicit Cognition of Chinese Heroin Abusers

2011 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 433-443 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liuna Geng ◽  
Bojian Qian
Keyword(s):  
Methadone Maintenance ◽  
Implicit Cognition ◽  
Opiate Withdrawal ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Addictive Behaviors ◽  
Heroin Users ◽  
Explicit Cognition ◽  
Withdrawal Treatment ◽  
Heroin Abusers ◽  
Implicit And Explicit

Sixty-five heroin abusers receiving Methadone Maintenance Treatment (MMT), 38 heroin abusers not receiving MMT, and 30 nonusers of drugs participated in this investigation of cognition in heroin and methadone users. Heroin users were measured for both implicit and explicit cognition, while the control group of nonusers was measured only for implicit cognition. The results demonstrate that implicit cognition can influence the development of addictive behaviors, and that implicit and explicit cognition of heroin were separate and independent constructs. Based on the results of Implicit Association Tests (IAT; Greenwald, McGhee, & Schwartz, 1998) MMT appears to be a valid method for opiate withdrawal treatment as it reverses the implicit desire for heroin in heroin abusers.

Predictors for Dropping-Out From Methadone Maintenance Therapy Programs Among Heroin Users in Southern Taiwan

2013 ◽  
Vol 48 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 181-191 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huang-Chi Lin ◽  
Kuei-Ying Chen ◽  
Peng-Wei Wang ◽  
Cheng-Fang Yen ◽  
Hung-Chi Wu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Maintenance Therapy ◽  
Methadone Maintenance ◽  
Methadone Maintenance Therapy ◽  
Dropping Out ◽  
Heroin Users ◽  
Southern Taiwan
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