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Improvements in outcomes in methadone patients on probation/parole regardless of counseling early in treatment.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Pharmacotherapy for opioid addiction in community corrections.International review of psychiatry (Abingdon, England) · 2018Pooled it
- Pharmacological interventions for drug-using offenders.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2015Pooled it
- HIV-Risk Behavior Among Adults with Opioid Use Disorder During 12 Months Following Pre-trial Detention: Results from a Randomized Trial of Methadone Treatment.AIDS and behavior · 2021Trial
- Prompted to treatment by the criminal justice system: Relationships with treatment retention and outcome among cocaine users.The American journal on addictions · 2015Trial
- Community-Based Medications First for Opioid Use Disorder - Care Utilization and Mortality Outcomes.Substance abuse and rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Substance misuse and community supervision: A systematic review of the literature.Forensic science international. Mind and law · 2020Review
- Barriers to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Among Veterans Involved in the Legal System: a Qualitative Study.Journal of general internal medicine · 2020Article
- Clinical validation of reduction in cocaine frequency level as an endpoint in clinical trials for cocaine use disorder.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2019Article
- Italian psychiatry.International review of psychiatry (Abingdon, England) · 2018Article
- Receipt of pharmacotherapy for opioid use disorder by justice-involved U.S. Veterans Health Administration patients.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2016Article
- Community correctional agents' views of medication-assisted treatment: Examining their influence on treatment referrals and community supervision practices.Substance abuse · 2016Article
- Buprenorphine Treatment for Probationers and Parolees.Substance abuse · 2015Article
- Treatment Outcomes of African American Buprenorphine Patients by Parole and Probation Status.Journal of drug issues · 2014Article
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Abstract
objectiveThis secondary data analysis examined the association between criminal justice (CJ) status and outcomes over 12 months of methadone maintenance treatment.
methodsIn the parent study, 230 newly admitted patients were randomly assigned to methadone either with or without counseling for 4 months followed by standard methadone with counseling. Participants completed the ASI and urine drug testing at baseline and 4- and 12-month follow-up and the Treatment Readiness (TR) scale at baseline. The relationship between baseline CJ status (whether participants were on probation or parole), CJ status by study counseling condition, and CJ status by TR with heroin and cocaine use, illegal activity, days in treatment and treatment retention, arrests, and the number of days incarcerated or hospitalized during follow-up was examined.
resultsCompared with participants not on probation/parole, probationers/parolees showed significant reductions in cocaine-positive tests from baseline to 12 months (P < 0.001). Probationers/parolees additionally reported significantly fewer days of illegal activity than nonprobationers/parolees at 12 months (P = 0.02). There was no relationship between CJ status and counseling condition for any outcomes. The relationship between CJ status and TR was significant only for cocaine-positive tests assessed over time (P = 0.017).
conclusionsFindings suggest that methadone participants on probation/parole showed improvements in outcomes in comparison with participants not on probation/parole, regardless of whether they received counseling during the first 4 months of treatment.
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