Cannabinoid and opioid interactions: implications for opiate dependence and withdrawal

JL Scavone, RC Sterling, EJ Van Bockstaele - Neuroscience, 2013 - Elsevier
Withdrawal from opiates, such as heroin or oral narcotics, is characterized by a host of
aversive physical and emotional symptoms. High rates of relapse and limited treatment …

The relationship between cannabis use and patient outcomes in medication-based treatment of opioid use disorder: A systematic review

S Lake, MS Pierre - Clinical Psychology Review, 2020 - Elsevier
Despite high rates of cannabis use during medication-based treatment of opioid use
disorder (MOUD), uncertainty remains around how cannabis influences treatment outcomes …

High‐intensity cannabis use is associated with retention in opioid agonist treatment: a longitudinal analysis

ME Socías, E Wood, S Lake, S Nolan, N Fairbairn… - …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Aims Cannabis use is common among people on opioid agonist
treatment (OAT), causing concern for some care providers. However, there is limited and …

Factors predicting retention in treatment: 10-year experience of a methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) clinic in Israel

E Peles, S Schreiber, M Adelson - Drug and alcohol dependence, 2006 - Elsevier
The aims were to identify predictors of treatment retention in an Israeli methadone
maintenance treatment (MMT) clinic, and to compare the findings to other international …

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 …

Impact of cannabis use during stabilization on methadone maintenance treatment

JL Scavone, RC Sterling, SP Weinstein… - … American journal on …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Background and Objectives Illicit drug use, particularly of cannabis, is common among
opiate‐dependent individuals and has the potential to impact treatment in a negative …

Gender-specific predictors of retention and opioid abstinence during methadone maintenance treatment

AR Levine, LH Lundahl, DM Ledgerwood… - Journal of substance …, 2015 - Elsevier
Aims Retention in methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) for 1 year is associated with
positive outcomes including opioid abstinence, however, most studies have not investigated …

One-year and cumulative retention as predictors of success in methadone maintenance treatment: a comparison of two clinics in the United States and Israel

E Peles, S Linzy, MJ Kreek… - Journal of addictive …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Outcome predictors between two methadone maintenance treatment clinics in Tel-Aviv,
Israel, and Las Vegas, Nevada, were determined by comparing patients' characteristics. All …

CNR1 gene polymorphisms in addictive disorders: a systematic review and a meta‐analysis

A Benyamina, O Kebir, L Blecha, M Reynaud… - Addiction …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of the present work was to systematically review all association studies of cannabis
receptor 1 (CNR1) polymorphisms with dependence syndrome and to perform a meta …

Cannabis use during methadone maintenance treatment for opioid use disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis

H McBrien, C Luo, N Sanger, L Zielinski… - … Open Access Journal, 2019 - cmajopen.ca
Background: Rates of cannabis use among patients receiving methadone maintenance
therapy are high, and cannabis use may be associated with outcomes of methadone …