Is treatment for alcoholism effective in persons on methadone maintenance?
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Stimmel, B; Cohen, M; Sturiano, V; Hanbury, R; Korts, D; Jackson, G
Published in: Am J Psychiatry
July 1983
A randomized prospective study of 625 drug addicts on methadone maintenance revealed that 105 (17%) were active alcoholics, 47 (8%) were inactive alcoholics, and 473 (76%) were not alcoholics. The active alcoholics were randomly assigned to abstinence therapy, controlled drinking with behavior modification, or a control group receiving the usual clinic services. There were no differences between treatment and control groups at baseline and during follow-up of up to 2 1/2 years, and there was no relation between remission and treatment, suggesting that the effectiveness of currently employed specific interventions for alcoholism in active alcoholic addicts maintained on methadone cannot be demonstrated.
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Am J Psychiatry
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ISSN
0002-953X
Publication Date
July 1983
Volume
140
Issue
7
Start / End Page
862 / 866
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Random Allocation
- Psychotherapy, Group
- Psychiatry
- Prospective Studies
- Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care
- Opioid-Related Disorders
- Methadone
- Male
- Humans
- Follow-Up Studies
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Stimmel, B., Cohen, M., Sturiano, V., Hanbury, R., Korts, D., & Jackson, G. (1983). Is treatment for alcoholism effective in persons on methadone maintenance? Am J Psychiatry, 140(7), 862–866. https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.140.7.862
Stimmel, B., M. Cohen, V. Sturiano, R. Hanbury, D. Korts, and G. Jackson. “Is treatment for alcoholism effective in persons on methadone maintenance?” Am J Psychiatry 140, no. 7 (July 1983): 862–66. https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.140.7.862.
Stimmel B, Cohen M, Sturiano V, Hanbury R, Korts D, Jackson G. Is treatment for alcoholism effective in persons on methadone maintenance? Am J Psychiatry. 1983 Jul;140(7):862–6.
Stimmel, B., et al. “Is treatment for alcoholism effective in persons on methadone maintenance?” Am J Psychiatry, vol. 140, no. 7, July 1983, pp. 862–66. Pubmed, doi:10.1176/ajp.140.7.862.
Stimmel B, Cohen M, Sturiano V, Hanbury R, Korts D, Jackson G. Is treatment for alcoholism effective in persons on methadone maintenance? Am J Psychiatry. 1983 Jul;140(7):862–866.
Published In
Am J Psychiatry
DOI
ISSN
0002-953X
Publication Date
July 1983
Volume
140
Issue
7
Start / End Page
862 / 866
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Random Allocation
- Psychotherapy, Group
- Psychiatry
- Prospective Studies
- Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care
- Opioid-Related Disorders
- Methadone
- Male
- Humans
- Follow-Up Studies