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Drug use, HIV-related risk behaviors and dropout status of new admissions and re-admissions to methadone treatment
(Etude comparative de l'usage de substances psychoactives, des comportements à risque vis-à-vis du VIH et de l'abandon du traitement chez patients nouvellement admis ou ré-admis dans un traitement à la méthadone)
Auteur(s) :
DEREN, S. ;
GOLDSTEIN, M. F. ;
DES JARLAIS, D. C. ;
RICHMAN, B. L. ;
KANG, S. Y. ;
FLOM, P. L.
Année
2001
Page(s) :
185-189
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
15
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Thésaurus mots-clés
OBSERVANCE DU TRAITEMENT
;
RECHUTE
;
COMPARAISON
;
CONDUITE A RISQUE
;
CONSOMMATION
;
VIH
;
METHADONE
;
HEROINE
;
TRAITEMENT DE MAINTENANCE
Note générale :
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 2001, 20, (2), 185-189, tabl.
Résumé :
New entrants to methadone maintenance treatment programs (MMTP) have been reported to have different drug use patterns than re-admissions. This study assesses differences between 211 re-admissions and 128 new admissions to a NYC MMTP. Those new to MMTP were found to be less likely to have ever injected drugs, have used more types of drugs, and used heroin at higher frequencies in the 30 days prior to admission. Within the first three months of treatment, new admissions dropped out at a higher rate than the readmissions (31 % vs. 20%, p<0.05). The most frequent reasons for dropout, for both groups, included "lost to contact" and incarceration. Further research on strategies to address polydrug use of MMTP admissions is needed. Efforts to identify concerns of new admissions early in treatment, and programs to continue drug treatment services to incarcerated clients, are indicated. (Editor's abstract.)
Affiliation :
Etats-Unis. United States.