Trial reportDrug and alcohol dependence2009
Interim methadone treatment: impact on arrests.
Trial report in Drug and alcohol dependence, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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34 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 58 citations in OpenAlex.
- Interim opioid agonist treatment for opioid addiction: a systematic review.Harm reduction journal · 2022Pooled it
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- Pharmacotherapy for opioid addiction in community corrections.International review of psychiatry (Abingdon, England) · 2018Pooled it
- Opioid dependence.BMJ clinical evidence · 2011Pooled it
- Oral substitution treatment of injecting opioid users for prevention of HIV infection.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2011Pooled it
- A trial of implementation facilitation to increase timely admission to methadone treatment.Journal of substance use and addiction treatment · 2024Trial
- Within-subject evaluation of interim buprenorphine treatment during waitlist delays.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2021Trial
- Impact of methadone treatment initiated in jail on subsequent arrest.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2020Trial
- Initiating methadone in jail and in the community: Patient differences and implications of methadone treatment for reducing arrests.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2019Trial
- Incidence of future arrests in adults involved in the criminal justice system with opioid use disorder receiving extended release naltrexone compared to treatment as usual.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2019Trial
- Initiating buprenorphine treatment prior to versus after release from prison: Arrest outcomes.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2018Trial
- Extended-release naltrexone for pre-release prisoners: A randomized trial of medical mobile treatment.Contemporary clinical trials · 2017Trial
- Effect of an organizational linkage intervention on staff perceptions of medication-assisted treatment and referral intentions in community corrections.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2015Trial
- Interim methadone treatment compared to standard methadone treatment: 4-month findings.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2011Trial
- Technology-Assisted Buprenorphine Treatment in Rural and Nonrural Settings: Two Randomized Clinical Trials.JAMA network open · 2023Article
- Interim methadone - Effective but underutilized: A scoping review.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2021Article
- A qualitative study of emergency department patients who survived an opioid overdose: Perspectives on treatment and unmet needs.Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine · 2021Article
- Lessons learned from the Amsterdam Cohort Studies among people who use drugs: a historical perspective.Harm reduction journal · 2021Review
- Age disparities in six-month treatment retention for opioid use disorder.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2020Article
- Cost-effectiveness analysis of a large jail-based methadone maintenance treatment continuation program in New Mexico.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2020Article
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8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
aimsThis study examines the frequency and severity of arrest charges among heroin addicts randomly assigned to either interim methadone (IM) maintenance or to remain on a waiting list for methadone treatment. It was hypothesized that IM participants would have a: (1) lower number of arrests at 6 and 12 months and (2) lower mean crime severity scores at 6 and 12 months post-baseline.
methodsAvailable official arrest data were obtained for all 319 study participants for a period of 2 years before and after study enrollment. Crime severity ratings of charges were made using an established measure of crime severity.
findingsParticipants randomly assigned to IM as compared to those on a waiting list had a significant reduction in number of arrests at 6 but not at 12 months from study enrollment. There were no significant differences in whether participants were arrested for a more severe crime but frequency of severe crime was relatively low in both groups. Additional post hoc analyses based on whether participants were in methadone treatment at 4 and 10 months after original random assignment to treatment condition revealed that those participants not in treatment at these follow-up assessment points were significantly more likely to be arrested and to have a higher mean crime severity rating at 12 and 24 months post-baseline assessment.
conclusionsIM as compared to the waiting list condition, had a significant reduction in number of officially recorded arrests from baseline to 6 months post-baseline. Those who were enrolled in methadone treatment at the 4- and 10-month follow-up assessment, regardless of initial assignment, had fewer arrests at 12 and 24 months post-baseline.
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