Effectiveness of intervention on improvement of drug use among methadone maintained adults.
Author(s): Nyamathi AM, Nandy K, Greengold B, Marfisee M, Khalilifard F, Cohen A, Leake B
Affiliation(s): University of California, Los Angeles, School of Nursing, Room 2-250, Factor Building, Box 951720, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1702, USA. anyamath@sonnet.ucla.edu
Publication date & source: 2011-01, J Addict Dis., 30(1):6-16.
Publication type: Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of three interventions (individual motivational interviewing, group motivational interviewing, or nurse-led hepatitis health promotion) in reducing drug use. A randomized, controlled trial was conducted with 256 methadone maintained moderate-to-heavy alcohol-using adults attending one of five MM outpatient clinics. Drug use in the overall sample was significantly reduced from baseline to 6-month follow-up, as assessed by a 30-day recall (p < 0.0001), with a trend apparent for 6-month recall (p = 0.09). The group and individual programs revealed significant decreases in drug use at the 30-day recall.
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