ArticleAIDS care2017
Club drugs and alcohol abuse predicted dropout and poor adherence among methadone maintenance treatment patients in Guangzhou, China.
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Screen, Treat and Retain Meth-using People With Opioid Use Disorders at Methadone Clinics
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The impact of methamphetamine/amphetamine use on receipt and outcomes of medications for opioid use disorder: a systematic review.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2021Pooled it
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- Investigating the effect of zinc supplementation on probability of relapse and mental health in patients with opioid use disorder undergoing methadone maintenance treatment.Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · 2023Trial
- The role of polysubstance use in the development, maintenance, and treatment of stimulant use disorders.Pharmacological reviews · 2026Review
- Outcome in methadone maintenance treatment of immigrants from the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.Harm reduction journal · 2024Article
- The impact of methamphetamine use on medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) treatment retention: a scoping review.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2023Article
- Prevalence of alcohol consumption among clients of opioid agonist treatment (OAT) centers in Golestan province, Iran.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
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- Correlates of methamphetamine use severity among patients receiving methadone maintenance treatment for opioid use disorder in Vietnam.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2022Review
- The relationship between crystal methamphetamine use and methadone retention in a prospective cohort of people who use drugs.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2021Article
- Adherence among HIV-positive injection drug users undergoing methadone treatment in Taiwan.BMC psychiatry · 2020Article
- Increases in methamphetamine use among heroin treatment admissions in the United States, 2008-17.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2020Article
- Educational and Behavioral Counseling in a Methadone Maintenance Treatment Program in China: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2018Article
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Abstract
Club drugs and alcohol abuse are prevalent among methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) patients. However, little is known about the association between these abuse and treatment outcomes among MMT patients. The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of club drugs and alcohol abuse among MMT patients and to investigate the associations between these abuse and treatment outcomes - dropout and poor adherence. In this one-year cohort study conducting in Guangzhou, China, data including background characteristics, club drugs use in the last six months, alcohol use history and treatment-related information was collected. Cox regression analyses and log-binomial regression analyses were applied to identify the associations between these abuse and dropout and poor adherence, respectively. Thirty-seven participants (9.2%) admitted to the use of at least one type of club drugs in the last six months and 88 (21.9%) were identified as alcohol abusers. Of all participants, 21.0% had dropped out of treatment and 27.7% exhibited poor adherence during the study period. Adjusting for significant background variables, use of at least one type of club drugs [hazards ratio (HR) = 1.90, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.01-3.56] and use of methamphetamine in the last six months (HR = 2.26, 95% CI = 1.15-4.43) significantly predicted dropout. Frequency of having six or more drinks on one drinking occasion when drinking [relative risk (RR) = 1.87, 95% CI = 1.16-2.95] significantly predicted poor adherence. Our findings indicated that club drugs and alcohol abuse predicted dropout and poor adherence among MMT patients. Early identification and intervention for the abuse should be taken into consideration when developing interventions tailored to improve treatment outcomes among MMT patients.
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