Effectiveness of intervention on improvement of drug use among methadone maintained adults

Adeline M. Nyamathi, Karabi Nandy, Barbara Greengold, Mary Marfisee, Farinaz Khalilifard, Allan Cohen, Barbara Leake

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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of three interventions (individual motivational interviewing, group motivational interviewing, or nurse-led hepatitis health promotion) in reducing drug use. A randomized, controlled trial was conducted with 256 methadone maintained moderate-to-heavy alcohol-using adults attending one of five MM outpatient clinics. Drug use in the overall sample was significantly reduced from baseline to 6-month follow-up, as assessed by a 30-day recall (p 0.0001), with a trend apparent for 6-month recall (p = 0.09). The group and individual programs revealed significant decreases in drug use at the 30-day recall.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)6-16
Number of pages11
JournalJournal of Addictive Diseases
Volume30
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2011
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Drug use among methadone maintained clients
  • motivational interviewing
  • nurse-led hepatitis health promotion

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Medicine (miscellaneous)
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Psychiatry and Mental health

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