A randomized clinical trial of methadone maintenance for prisoners: Results at 1-month post-release
A randomized clinical trial of methadone maintenance for prisoners: Results at 1-month post-release
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DOI:
10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2007.05.022
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发表时间:
2007-12-01
影响因子:
4.2
通讯作者:
Wilson, Monique
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作者:
Kinlock, Timothy W.;Gordon, Michael S.;Wilson, Monique
Background: Despite its effectiveness, methadone maintenance is rarely provided in American correctional facilities. This study is the first randomized clinical trial in the US to examine the effectiveness of methadone maintenance treatment provided to prisoners with pre-incarceration heroin addiction.Methods: A three-group randomized controlled trial was conducted between September 2003 and June 2005. Two hundred eleven Baltimore pre-release inmates who were heroin dependent during the year prior to incarceration were enrolled in this study. Participants were randomly assigned to the following: counseling only: counseling in prison, with passive referral to treatment upon release (n=70); counseling +transfer: counseling in prison with transfer to methadone maintenance treatment upon release (n = 70); and counseling + methadone: methadone maintenance and counseling in prison, continued in a community-based methadone maintenance program upon release (n=71).Results: Two hundred participants were located for follow-up interviews and included in the current analysis. The percentages of participants in each condition that entered community-based treatment were, respectively, counseling only 7.8%, counseling+transfer 50.0%, and counseling + methadone 68.6%, p