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Remission from alcohol and other drug problem use in public and private treatment samples over seven years.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  22209306     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: The treatment of alcohol and other drugs is now more commonly framed in terms of a chronic condition which requires ongoing monitoring. A model which includes continuing access to health care may optimize outcomes. Most studies of chronic care models have not included health care and have only examined short term effects.
METHODS: The sample (n = 783) included consecutive admissions in ten public and private alcohol and other drug (AOD) treatment programs followed over seven years. The outcome was remission which was defined as alcohol and drug abstinence or non-problem use.
RESULTS: In the private sample, receiving health care services predicted remission across the seven years; however this did not occur in the public sample. More patients in the public treatment sample received AOD treatment readmissions each year, while more of those in the private sector received psychiatric and general health visits. Except for drug problem severity, there were no other clinical differences between the samples. There were no differences in the proportions of patients in the two sectors who received the full spectrum of chronic care services. In the final models, 12-step participation was markedly significant for both samples.
CONCLUSIONS: Models of chronic care for substance use need to consider differences between private and public treatment and should take into account that individuals may not always have access, or avail themselves of services that may optimize long-term outcomes.
Authors:
Kevin L Delucchi; Andrea H Kline Simon; Constance Weisner
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural     Date:  2011-12-29
Journal Detail:
Title:  Drug and alcohol dependence     Volume:  124     ISSN:  1879-0046     ISO Abbreviation:  Drug Alcohol Depend     Publication Date:  2012 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2012-06-11     Completed Date:  2012-10-16     Revised Date:  2013-04-16    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7513587     Medline TA:  Drug Alcohol Depend     Country:  Ireland    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  57-62     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, 401 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94143, United States. kdelucchi@lppi.ucsf.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Female
Financing, Government
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Middle Aged
Remission Induction
Substance-Related Disorders / psychology,  therapy*
Treatment Outcome
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
# RO1AA-09750/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS; P50 DA009253-17/DA/NIDA NIH HHS; P50DA09253/DA/NIDA NIH HHS; R01 AA009750-17/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS

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