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Methadone anonymous: a 12-step program for methadone maintained heroin addicts
(Un programme en 12 étapes pour les héroïnomanes en traitement de maintenance à la méthadone : Méthadone Anonymes)
Auteur(s) :
GILMAN, S. M. ;
GALANTER, M. ;
DERMATIS, H.
Année
2001
Page(s) :
247-256
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
20
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Note générale :
Substance Abuse, 2001, 22, (4), 247-256
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
Methadone Anonymous (MA) is a new 12-step fellowship developed for methadone maintained heroin addicts. A total of 53 MA members completed a survey assessing factors related to methadone maintenance treatment program (MMTP) entry, drug use, MA participation, beliefs concerning effectiveness of MMTP and MA, and level of social cohesiveness. Length of time in MA was associated with a decreased use of alcohol, cocaine, and marijuana. Clients rated components of MA to be significantly more helpful to recovery than MMTP treatment components. Affiliation to five MA members known best by the respondents was significantly greater than affiliation to non-MA members. Length of time in MA was positively associated with MA affiliation. Social affiliation and endorsement of 12-step principles were positively correlated. These findings suggest that MA participation has benefits not available in professionally driven MMTP, and should be further studied. (Author' s abstract)
Affiliation :
Div. Alcoholism Drug Abuse, Dept Psychiatry, New York Univ. Medical Ctr, Room 20N29, 550 First Ave., New York, New York 10016
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.