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Twelve-month outcomes for heroin dependence treatments : does route of administration matter ?
(Evolution à 12 mois du traitement de la dépendance à l'héroïne : la voie d'administration est-elle en cause ?)
Auteur(s) :
DARKE, S. ;
ROSS, J. ;
TEESSON, M.
Année
2005
Page(s) :
165-171
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
31
Domaine :
Drogues illicites
Thésaurus mots-clés
HEROINE
;
DEPENDANCE
;
TRAITEMENT
;
VOIE D'ADMINISTRATION
;
PRONOSTIC
;
EVOLUTION
;
INJECTION
Note générale :
Drug and Alcohol Review, 2005, 24, (2), 165-171
Note de contenu :
tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
A sample of 442 heroin users (394 injecting heroin users : IHU, 48 non-injecting heroin users : NIHU) recruited for the Australian Treatment Outcome Study were reinterviewed at 12 months after entrance to treatment for heroin dependence. Route of administration was stable over the follow-up period with 4 % of NIHU having made a transition to heroin injecting, and 0,3 % of IHU having made a transition to non-injecting. Given the clinical profile of NIHU presented in the literature, it might be expected that they would exhibit better treatment retention and 12-month outcomes than IHU. At 12 months, however, there were no differences between NIHU and IHU in heroin use, heroin dependence symptoms, polydrug use, criminality, current self-reported physical health or psychopathology. The only group differences at 12 months were that NIHU were more likely to be employed and had fewer injection-related problems. It is concluded that, among those presenting for treatment, route of administration is not an indicator of likely outcome. (Review's abstract.)
Affiliation :
National Drug Alcohol Research Ctr., Univ. New South Wales, NSW 2052. E-mail: s.darkeunsw.edu.au
Australie. Australia.
Australie. Australia.