Outpatient treatment engagement and abstinence rates following inpatient opioid detoxification
Outpatient treatment engagement and abstinence rates following inpatient opioid detoxification
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DOI:
10.1300/j069v25n04_03
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发表时间:
2006-01-01
影响因子:
2.3
通讯作者:
Kivlahan, Daniel R.
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作者:
Davison, John W.;Sweeney, Marie L.;Kivlahan, Daniel R.
Many patients with chronic opioid dependence are referred to drug-free outpatient treatment following inpatient detoxification even though successful outpatient treatment engagement and abstinence from opioids occur only in a minority of cases. This retrospective cohort analysis of medical records documents the post-discharge outcome in a treatment setting that maximizes the support during transition to abstinence-oriented outpatient care, with comprehensive social, medical and mental health services, including the availability of naltrexone. Participants were male veterans (N = 112) admitted at an urban VA medical center. Most patients (78%) successfully completed acute detoxification, 49% initiated naltrexone, and 76% accepted a VA aftercare plan. At 90-day follow-up, only 22% remained in aftercare, and < 3% had toxicology-verified abstinence from opioids. At one-year follow-up, 1 out of 5 had been readmitted for detoxification and 4.5% had died. Most patients successfully detoxified from opioids, but very few remained engaged and stabilized in abstinence-oriented outpatient treatment.