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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2011 Jan;30(1):6-16.
doi: 10.1080/10550887.2010.531669.

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

Adeline M Nyamathi  1 , Karabi Nandy, Barbara Greengold, Mary Marfisee, Farinaz Khalilifard, Allan Cohen, Barbara Leake
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Randomized Controlled Trial

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

Adeline M Nyamathi et al. J Addict Dis. 2011 Jan.

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.

Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00926146.

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