TY - JOUR
T1 - Clinic policy and retention in methadone maintenance
AU - Caplehorn, J. R M
AU - McNeil, D. R.
AU - Kleinbaum, D. G.
PY - 1993
Y1 - 1993
N2 - Advantage was taken of a natural experiment to investigate the relationship of clinic objectives and procedures with retention in methadone maintenance. Assessment, maximum dose, and time in treatment data on 238 patients were summarized using Cox regression. While allowing for patient descriptors and maximum dose of methadone, those subjects assigned to a strongly abstinence-oriented program were 26% (95% C.I., 18 to 33%), 98% (66 to 137%), 213% (132 to 322%), and 393% (224 to 651%) more likely to leave treatment in the first, second, third, fourth 6 months of treatment, respectively, than those subjects assigned to a more laissez-faire program.
AB - Advantage was taken of a natural experiment to investigate the relationship of clinic objectives and procedures with retention in methadone maintenance. Assessment, maximum dose, and time in treatment data on 238 patients were summarized using Cox regression. While allowing for patient descriptors and maximum dose of methadone, those subjects assigned to a strongly abstinence-oriented program were 26% (95% C.I., 18 to 33%), 98% (66 to 137%), 213% (132 to 322%), and 393% (224 to 651%) more likely to leave treatment in the first, second, third, fourth 6 months of treatment, respectively, than those subjects assigned to a more laissez-faire program.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0027518612&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3109/10826089309038923
DO - 10.3109/10826089309038923
M3 - Article
C2 - 8380283
AN - SCOPUS:84907128808
SN - 0020-773X
VL - 28
SP - 73
EP - 89
JO - International Journal of the Addictions
JF - International Journal of the Addictions
IS - 1
ER -