Objective Methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) has been implemented in China since
2004 and has expanded into a nationwide programme. This study aims to evaluate changes …

Background Increasing use of opioids has led to an increase in the number of pregnant and
postpartum women in medication assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder. Methods …

This book uses a clinically oriented approach for working with patients and clients with
substance-use disorders. The material represents a blending together of my three major …

This study evaluated the efficacy of a low-cost contingency management (CM) procedure in
reducing concurrent cocaine and opioid use among methadone patients. Forty-two patients …

This study examined the impact of prison-initiated methadone maintenance at 12 months
postrelease. Males with preincarceration heroin dependence (N= 204) were randomly …

Aims This study examined the effectiveness of methadone maintenance initiated prior to or
just after release from prison at 6 months post‐release. Design A three‐group randomized …

BACKGROUND: Longer tenure in methadone treatment has been associated with positive
outcomes such as reductions in drug use and crime, HIV seroconversion, and overdose …

BACKGROUND: There are few descriptions of patterns of long-term participation in
methadone treatment. There has been progressive expansion of methadone maintenance …

This study sought to determine whether select pretreatment demographic and in-treatment
clinical variables predict premature treatment discharge at 6 and 12 months among patients …

Attrition from treatment for substance abuse disorders is a persistent challenge that severely
limits the effectiveness of services. Although a large body of research has sought to identify …