Does Following Research-Derived Practice Guidelines Improve Opiate-Dependent Patients’ Outcomes under Everyday Practice Conditions? Results of the Multisite Opiate Substitution Treatment Study
Submitted by Mike Ashton
- 15 April 2018
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.
