2003
Feasibility of referring drug users from a needle exchange program into an addiction treatment program: Experience with a mobile treatment van and LAAM maintenance
Kuo I, Brady J, Butler C, Schwartz R, Brooner R, Vlahov D, Strathdee S. Feasibility of referring drug users from a needle exchange program into an addiction treatment program: Experience with a mobile treatment van and LAAM maintenance. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2003, 24: 67-74. PMID: 12646332, DOI: 10.1016/s0740-5472(02)00343-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBaltimoreCocaine-Related DisordersFeasibility StudiesFemaleHeroin DependenceHumansMaleMethadyl AcetateMobile Health UnitsNarcoticsNeedle-Exchange ProgramsReferral and ConsultationSeverity of Illness IndexSubstance Abuse Treatment CentersSubstance-Related DisordersTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsTreatment programLevomethadyl acetate hydrochlorideFirst-line treatmentEarly treatment responseNeedle exchange programsCocaine-positive urine testsDrug treatment programsAddiction treatment programsLAAM maintenanceAgonist therapyLine treatmentOpioid dependenceUrine testsTreatment responseDrug usersNEP attendersHeroin addictionProgram attendersAlcohol useSubscale scoresProgram entrySignificant reductionAttendersLAAM
1998
Drug abuse treatment success among needle exchange participants.
Brooner R, Kidorf M, King V, Beilenson P, Svikis D, Vlahov D. Drug abuse treatment success among needle exchange participants. Public Health Reports 1998, 113 Suppl 1: 129-39. PMID: 9722818, PMCID: PMC1307735.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeedle exchange programsOpioid agonist treatment programStandard referral groupTreatment programReferral groupBetter short-term treatment outcomesNew admissionsDrug useHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmissionShort-term treatment outcomesDrug abuse treatment clinicsGreater baseline severitySelf-reported drug useDrug abuse treatment programsUse of drugsReferral patientsClinical variablesBaseline severityIncidence rateTreatment successTreatment clinicsTreatment outcomesBaseline differencesTreatment responseOutcome measures