Effectiveness of Low-Dose Methadone Maintenance for the Treatment of Inner City Heroin Addicts

摘要: Addicts were maintained on a daily average methadone dose of 30 mg. Clients remaining in treatment for 6 and 12 months compared to clients dropping out within the first days followed up 1 year later. Results showed that significant reductions heroin usage arrests, large increases full-time employment. One later, dropouts doing as poorly they had earlier. Methadone maintenance averaging mg/day achieved similar “success' rates other studies using larger doses, but did so at expense retaining fewer treatment. It was recommended strategies be designed impact retain them view beneficial effects awaiting if stay.