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Longitudinal patterns of treatment utilization and outcomes among metamphetamine abusers: a growth curve modeling approach
(Utilisation de modèles de soins longitudinaux et résultats chez des consommateurs abusifs de métamphétamines : modélisation par courbe de croissance)
Auteur(s) :
HSER, Y. I. ;
HUANG, D. ;
CHOU, C. P. ;
TERUYA, C. ;
ANGLIN, D.
Année :
2003
Page(s) :
921-938
Langue(s) :
Anglais
ISBN :
0022-0426
Refs biblio. :
18
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Thésaurus mots-clés
TRAITEMENT
;
METHAMPHETAMINE
;
CRIMINALITE
;
EFFICACITE
;
TRAJECTOIRE
;
ETUDE TRANSVERSALE
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Note générale :
Journal of Drug Issues, 2003, 33, 921-938
Note de contenu :
tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
The present study examined a sample of 205 amphetamine and methamphetamine (A/M) abusers in drug treatment programs across Los Angeles County. Data were collected during face-to-face interviews using a natural history interview instrument. We applied a series of growth curve models to investigate treatment effects on A/M use and criminal involvement during a 36-month period (24 months before and 12 months after the referent treatment admission). The modeling results showed strong concurrent treatment effects in reducing A/M use and criminal involvement (e.g., being in treatment was associated, on average, with a decrease of 4.65 to 5.14 days of A/M use per month and of 1.74 crimes per month). A longer length of cumulative time in treatment (either within single episodes or across multiple episodes) was associated with a lower level of A/M use during the initial month of the 36-month period and with a slower rate of decreased use in subsequent months. Cumulative treatment was not associated with trajectories of the criminal measures. The study findings provide some support for treatment effectiveness in decreasing A/M use among A/M abusers treated in community treatment programs. Longitudinal models allow opportunities to reveal the dynamic relationships between treatment and outcome. (Author's abstract.)
Affiliation :
UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs, 1640 S.Sepulveda blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90025
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.