Historique
Article de Périodique
Deaths among heroin users in and out of methadone treatment (2000)
(Mortalité des héroïnomanes sous méthadone ou hors traitement)
Auteur(s) :
DESMOND, D. P. ;
MADDUX, J. F.
Année
2000
Page(s) :
45-61
Langue(s) :
Français
Refs biblio. :
51
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Thésaurus mots-clés
MORTALITE
;
HEROINE
;
TRAITEMENT DE MAINTENANCE
;
METHADONE
;
RECHERCHE
;
LITTERATURE
;
REDUCTION DES RISQUES ET DES DOMMAGES
;
SURDOSE
Note de contenu :
tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
In this report we review both published and unpublished studies of mortality among opioid drug users in order to summarize current knowledge about the impact of methadone maintenance on death rates. Only a handful of studies spanning three decades of research employed designs judged adequate to answer this question reliably. "I"hose seven studies, which directly compared death rates of opioid users during measured periods on and off methadone, produced clear results. The risk of death while on methadone maintenance relative to that while off methadone varied form 0.24 to 0.43; the median value was 0.30. Reductions in death were attributable in large part to protection from opioid drug overdose.
Affiliation :
Etats-Unis. United States.