Infrequent illicit methadone use among stimulant-using patients in methadone maintenance treatment programs: a national drug abuse treatment clinical trials network study.
Journal Article (Journal Article;Multicenter Study)
We sought to determine the prevalence, patterns, and correlates of past-month illicit methadone use and history of regular illicit use among stimulant-using methadone maintenance treatment patients. We obtained self-reported information on illicit methadone use from 383 participants recruited from six community-based methadone maintenance programs. Overall, 1.6% of participants reported illicit use in the past month, and 4.7% reported a history of regular use. Younger age and history of outpatient psychological treatment were associated with increased odds of past-month illicit use. Illicit methadone use among patients in maintenance programs is infrequent; however, a number of factors may increase risk of illicit use.
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Cited Authors
- Wu, L-T; Blazer, DG; Stitzer, ML; Patkar, AA; Blaine, JD
Published Date
- 2008
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 17 / 4
Start / End Page
- 304 - 311
PubMed ID
- 18612886
Pubmed Central ID
- PMC2746380
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1521-0391
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1080/10550490802138913
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- England