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Cessation of drug use: impact of time in treatment (2000)
(Arrêt de la consommation de drogues : l'influence du temps dans le traitement)
Auteur(s) :
GOLDSTEIN, M. F. ;
DEREN, S. ;
MAGURA, S. ;
KAYMAN D. J. ;
BEARDSLEY, M. ;
TORTU, S.
Année
2000
Page(s) :
305-310
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
21
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Thésaurus mots-clés
TRAITEMENT
;
DUREE
;
SUIVI DU PATIENT
;
ABSTINENCE
;
EFFICACITE
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Note générale :
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 2000, 32, (3), 305-310, tabl.
Résumé :
Many studies have found that the longer a drug user remains in treatment, the more positive the outcome. The majority of studies on the effects of time in treatment have followed subjects from the time they enter treatment. The subjects of the present study are injection drug users and crack users who were out of treatment at the time of their recruitment to the study. Between the initial and six-month follow-up interviews, some chose to enroll in drug treatment. The more time a subject spent in treatment during the follow-up period, the more likely it was that s/he was not using heroin or cocaine at follow-up (OR=.51; 95% C.I., .39-.67; p<.001). Unlike the results of some prior studies, positive effects of time in treatment were found even when time in treatment was less than 90 days. The findings of the present study strongly suggest that treatment is beneficial even for those who remain for less than 90 days. Those who provide treatment services to drug users should attempt to maintain contact with dropouts, and support their return to treatment. (Author's abstract.)
Affiliation :
Nat. Dev. Res. Inst., Inc. Two World Trade Ctr, 16 Fl., New York, NY 10048
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.