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Article de Périodique
Compliance with buprenorphine medication-assisted treatment and relapse to opioid use (2012)
Auteur(s) :
TKACZ, J. ;
SEVERT, J. ;
CACCIOLA, J. ;
RUETSCH, C.
Année
2012
Page(s) :
55-62
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
54
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Thésaurus mots-clés
BUPRENORPHINE
;
TRAITEMENT DE MAINTENANCE
;
OBSERVANCE DU TRAITEMENT
;
RECHUTE
;
OPIACES
Résumé :
Opioid dependence (OD), often characterized as a chronic relapsing disorder, affects millions of people worldwide. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of compliance with buprenorphine on reducing relapse among a sample of patients in treatment for OD. Patients new to buprenorphine (N = 703) completed the Addiction Severity Index (ASI) at baseline, and at 1, 2, and 3 months postbaseline. The ASI is a semistructured interview designed to measure problem severity in seven functional areas known to be affected by alcohol and drug dependence. Compliance was defined as taking buprenorphine medication on at least 22 of the past 28 days (80%), while relapse classification was based on resumed use of opioids during the follow-up period (months 2 and 3). Relapse was regressed onto demographic indicators, baseline ASI composite scores, and compliance with buprenorphine. Noncompliant patients were over 10 times more likely to relapse than those who were compliant (exp ß= 10.55; p < .001). Neither demographics nor baseline ASI composite scores were predictive of relapse (p's > .05). Compliance with medication-assisted treatment supports abstinence, essential for patient recovery. Understanding the factors that drive treatment compliance and noncompliance may assist providers in supporting patient compliance and recovery.
Affiliation :
Health Analytics, LLC, Columbia, MD 21045, USA