Patterns of abstinence or continued drug use among methadone maintenance patients and their relation to treatment retention

WL White, MD Campbell, RD Spencer… - … of psychoactive drugs, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The efficacy and effectiveness of methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) in the medical
management of opioid addiction has been well-established, but treatment outcomes are …

A therapeutic workplace for the long-term treatment of drug addiction and unemployment: Eight-year outcomes of a social business intervention

WM Aklin, CJ Wong, J Hampton, DS Svikis… - Journal of substance …, 2014 - Elsevier
This study evaluated the long-term effects of a therapeutic workplace social business on
drug abstinence and employment. Pregnant and postpartum women (N= 40) enrolled in …

Marijuana use and achievement of abstinence from alcohol and other drugs among people with substance dependence: a prospective cohort study

M Mojarrad, JH Samet, DM Cheng, MR Winter… - Drug and alcohol …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Many with alcohol and other drug dependence have concurrent marijuana use,
yet it is not clear how to address it during addiction treatment. This is partially due to the lack …

A cross-sectional study describing factors associated with utilisation of GP services by a cohort of people who inject drugs

D Nambiar, M Stoové, P Dietze - BMC health services research, 2014 - Springer
Background People who inject drugs (PWID) use healthcare services, including primary
care, at a disproportionately high rate. We investigated key correlates of general practitioner …

Estimating the size of the population of persons who inject drugs in the island of Montréal, Canada, using a six-source capture–recapture model

P Leclerc, AC Vandal, A Fall, J Bruneau, É Roy… - Drug and alcohol …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background To plan and implement services to persons who inject drugs (PWID), knowing
their number is essential. For the island of Montréal, Canada, the only estimate, of 11,700 …

[PDF][PDF] Predictors of treatment retention in a major methadone maintenance treatment program in Iran: a survival analysis

T Pashaei, M Moeeni, BR Moghdam… - Journal of research in …, 2014 - jrhs.umsha.ac.ir
Background: To identify correlates related to retention time of a cohort study of the opioid-
dependent patients participating in the Methadone Maintenance Treatment (MMT) program …

Smoking cessation and recidivism in the women's interagency human immunodeficiency virus study

NA Hessol, KM Weber, G D'Souza, D Burton… - American journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Smoking increases the risk of morbidity and mortality and is particularly harmful
to HIV-infected people. Purpose To explore smoking trends and longitudinal factors …

[PDF][PDF] Adherence to the social model approach in Philadelphia recovery homes

AA Mericle, J Miles, J Cacciola… - … Journal of Self-Help & Self …, 2014 - academia.edu
For many struggling with alcohol and drug addiction, the ability to get and stay clean is often
jeopardized by untenable housing or unsupportive living environments. Recovery …

Stimulant use and HIV disease management among men in same-sex relationships

AW Carrico, SE Woolf-King, TB Neilands… - Drug and alcohol …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Research conducted to date has focused primarily on identifying individual-
level, psychological determinants of stimulant use and HIV disease management. The …

The association between neighborhood residential rehabilitation and injection drug use in Baltimore, Maryland, 2000–2011

SL Linton, JM Jennings, CA Latkin, GD Kirk, SH Mehta - Health & place, 2014 - Elsevier
This study utilized multilevel cross-classified models to longitudinally assess the association
between neighborhood residential rehabilitation and injection drug use. We also assessed …