The impact of marijuana use on cocaine use outcomes among patients in methadone maintenance treatment across five trials of contingency management.

Author(s):  
Meredith K. Ginley ◽  
Lourah M. Kelly ◽  
Rory A. Pfund ◽  
Carla J. Rash ◽  
Sheila M. Alessi ◽  
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2007 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Icro Maremmani ◽  
Pier Paolo Pani ◽  
Anna Mellini ◽  
Matteo Pacini ◽  
Giada Marini ◽  
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Medicina ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Žilvinas Padaiga ◽  
Emilis Subata ◽  
Giedrius Vanagas

Background. The evaluation of quality of life and self-perceived health represents an assessment of the impact of treatment on patient functioning and well-being. Objective. Our aim was to explore the impact of methadone maintenance treatment on quality of life and self-perceived health of opioid-dependent persons in Lithuania. Methods. A total of 102 opioid-dependent patients were recruited in the study. A prospective follow-up study design was used. To assess quality of life, the WHOQOL-BREF 26-item version was used. The impact of methadone maintenance treatment on self-perceived health was assessed by Opiate Treatment Index (OTI). Results. Following 6 months of methadone maintenance treatment, significant improvements in physical (P=0.004), psychological (P=0.004), and environmental (P=0.048) components of quality of life were observed; no statistically significant improvements were found in social component of quality of life. Study participants reported lower rates of medical morbidity associated with injection (P<0.001), cardiorespiratory (P=0.034), musculoskeletal (P<0.001), neurological (P=0.013), gastrointestinal (P<0.001), and general health (P<0.001). Conclusions. Methadone maintenance treatment substantially reduces morbidity associated with opioid dependence and improves the quality of life of patients.


2008 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 37-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruna Brands ◽  
Joan Blake ◽  
David C. Marsh ◽  
Beth Sproule ◽  
Renuka Jeyapalan ◽  
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1999 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 561-571 ◽  
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David A. Wasserman ◽  
Rachael Korcha ◽  
Barbara E. Havassy ◽  
Sharon M. Hall

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Vol 156 ◽  
pp. 57-61 ◽  
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Seonaid Nolan ◽  
Kanna Hayashi ◽  
M.-J. Milloy ◽  
Thomas Kerr ◽  
Huiru Dong ◽  
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1996 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 923-942 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelly R. Knight ◽  
Marsha Rosenbaum ◽  
Margaret S. Kelley ◽  
Jeanette Irwin ◽  
Allyson Washburn ◽  
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Qualitative data from women defunded from a subsidized methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) program were analyzed to determine the impact of defunding on the women and their dependents. Women attested to the efficacy of MMT in creating a stable environment in which their illicit drug use was eliminated or controlled; they were able to decrease their participation in illicit activities and pursue further employment and educational goals. When defunding occurred women employed a variety of strategies including family borrowing, welfare funds, and illicit activities to remain on private MMT programs. The result of these payment strategies was often a premature detoxification from MMT due to unpaid clinic bills. Many women returned to heroin use to alleviate withdrawal symptoms from methadone detoxification. This return to heroin use was also accompanied by increased illicit activities. Defunded women reported severe emotional and financial destabilization as a result of lost access to subsidized methadone maintenance treatment.


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