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Feasability of referring drug users from a needle exchange program into an addiction treatment program: experience with a mobile treatment van and LAAM maintenance
(Faisabilité d'orienter des usagers de substances psychoactives d'un programme d'échange de seringues vers un programme de traitement de l'addiction : expérience en unité mobile et usage du LAAM=levomethadyl acetate hydrochloride)
Auteur(s) :
I. KUO ;
J. BRADY ;
C. BUTLER ;
R. SCHWARTZ ;
R. BROONER ;
D. VLAHOV ;
S. A. STRATHDEE
Article en page(s) :
67-74
Refs biblio. :
37
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Thésaurus mots-clés
ECHANGE DE SERINGUES
;
TRAITEMENT DE MAINTENANCE
;
TRAITEMENT AMBULATOIRE
;
SUIVI DU PATIENT
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Note générale :
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 2003, 24, (1), 67-74
Note de contenu :
graph.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
We evaluated program entry, retention, and early treatment response of needle exchange program (NEP) attendees referred to a drug treatment program using levomethadyl acetate hydrochloride (LAAM). Of l63 referrals, 1I4 (70%) entered the program, and 84% were retained for at least 90 days. Comparing baseline and follow-up visits after 1 month, there were significant reductions in the Addiction Severity Index subscale scores for drug and alcohol use and legal situation. We observed a 31 % and 22% reduction in heroin and cocaine positive urine tests, respectively (p
ENGLISH :
We evaluated program entry, retention, and early treatment response of needle exchange program (NEP) attendees referred to a drug treatment program using levomethadyl acetate hydrochloride (LAAM). Of l63 referrals, 1I4 (70%) entered the program, and 84% were retained for at least 90 days. Comparing baseline and follow-up visits after 1 month, there were significant reductions in the Addiction Severity Index subscale scores for drug and alcohol use and legal situation. We observed a 31 % and 22% reduction in heroin and cocaine positive urine tests, respectively (p
Affiliation :
John Hopkins Bloomberg Sch. Public Hlth, Dept. Epidemiol., 615 N. Wolfe st, Baltimore, MD 21205. E-mail : sstrathdjhsph.edu
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.
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