Format
Scientific article
Publication Date
Published by / Citation
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment: 2008, 34(2), p. 173-179.
Keywords
guidelines
methadone maintenance treatment
dose
counselling
intensity
heroin use
intervention evaluation

Does Following Research-Derived Practice Guidelines Improve Opiate-Dependent Patients’ Outcomes under Everyday Practice Conditions? Results of the Multisite Opiate Substitution Treatment Study

Two sets of US methadone clinics selected for high versus low adherence to clinical guidelines provided evidence that in everyday practice, the recommended high doses and intensive psychosocial services really do reduce substance use and may have wider benefits. This key study from 2008 was ‘backfilled’ to make the analysis available for cell D3 of the Drug Treatment Matrix.