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Feasability of referring drug users from a needle exchange program into an addiction treatment program: experience with a mobile treatment van and LAAM maintenance
(Faisabilité d'orienter des usagers de substances psychoactives d'un programme d'échange de seringues vers un programme de traitement de l'addiction : expérience en unité mobile et usage du LAAM=levomethadyl acetate hydrochloride)
Auteur(s) :
KUO, I. ;
BRADY, J. ;
BUTLER, C. ;
SCHWARTZ, R. ;
BROONER, R. ;
VLAHOV, D. ;
STRATHDEE, S. A.
Année
2003
Page(s) :
67-74
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
37
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Thésaurus mots-clés
ECHANGE DE SERINGUES
;
TRAITEMENT DE MAINTENANCE
;
TRAITEMENT AMBULATOIRE
;
SUIVI DU PATIENT
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Note générale :
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 2003, 24, (1), 67-74
Note de contenu :
graph.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
We evaluated program entry, retention, and early treatment response of needle exchange program (NEP) attendees referred to a drug treatment program using levomethadyl acetate hydrochloride (LAAM). Of l63 referrals, 1I4 (70%) entered the program, and 84% were retained for at least 90 days. Comparing baseline and follow-up visits after 1 month, there were significant reductions in the Addiction Severity Index subscale scores for drug and alcohol use and legal situation. We observed a 31 % and 22% reduction in heroin and cocaine positive urine tests, respectively (p < .000I). Although LAAM is no longer considered a first line treatment for heroin addiction, these results demonstrate the feasibility of utilizing long-acting agonist therapies such as LAAM to treat opioid dependence among NEP attendees. (Editor's abstract.)
Affiliation :
John Hopkins Bloomberg Sch. Public Hlth, Dept. Epidemiol., 615 N. Wolfe st, Baltimore, MD 21205. E-mail : sstrathdjhsph.edu
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.