Time to relapse following treatment for methamphetamine use: a long-term perspective on patterns and predictors.
Time to relapse following treatment for methamphetamine use: a long-term perspective on patterns and predictors.
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在使用甲基苯丙胺治疗后复发的时间:对模式和预测因子的长期观点。
DOI:
10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.02.702
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发表时间:
2014-06-01
影响因子:
4.2
通讯作者:
Herbeck D
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作者:
Brecht ML;Herbeck D
This paper describes methamphetamine (MA) use patterns, specifically duration of continuing abstinence (“time to relapse”) for periods averaging 5 years post-discharge from treatment for MA use, and the relationship with selected user and treatment characteristics. A sample of 350 treatment admissions from a large county substance use disorder (SUD) treatment system was randomly selected (within gender, race/ethnicity, treatment modality strata). Retrospective self-report data are from natural history interviews (NHI) conducted approximately 3 years after treatment and a follow-up 2-3 years later. Relapse is defined as any use of MA with time as the number of months of continuous MA abstinence after treatment discharge until relapse. This outcome was constructed from a monthly MA use timeline using NHI data. A Cox model was used to examine time to relapse and predictors. Sixty-one percent of the sample relapsed to MA use within 1 year after treatment discharge and 25% during years 2-5. Significant protective factors predicting longer time to relapse included having experienced serious MA-related psychiatric/behavioral problems (hazard ratio [HR]=0.75, p=0.027), longer duration of the index treatment episode (HR=0.93, p=0.001), and participating in self-help or other treatment during the post-treatment abstinence period(HR=0.29, p<0.001); risk factors for shorter time to relapse included having a parent with alcohol and/or drug use problems (HR =1.35, p=0.020) and involvement in MA sales (HR=1.48, p=0.002). Results contribute a long-term perspective on patterns of MA use following treatment and support a need for early post-treatment and long-term continuing care and relapse- prevention services.