Urine Screening for Marijuana Among Methadone-Maintained Patients
| Autor: | Andrew J. Saxon, Donald A. Calsyn, Virginia M. Haver, Diane M. Greenberg, Paul Blaes, Viki V. Stanton |
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| Rok vydání: | 1993 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Methadone maintenance Urine screening business.industry organic chemicals media_common.quotation_subject Treatment outcome Medicine (miscellaneous) Urine Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology Marijuana use Male patient Internal medicine mental disorders Medicine Personality business Psychiatry Methadone medicine.drug media_common |
| Zdroj: | The American Journal on Addictions. 2:207-211 |
| ISSN: | 1521-0391 1055-0496 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1521-0391.1993.tb00421.x |
| Popis: | Ninety-eight male patients on methadone maintenance treatment provided weekly urine screens for typical substances of abuse and periodic screens for 9-carboxy-tetrahydrocannabi-nol (THC). Although different in some demographics and personality characteristics, patients who were THC-positive (THC+; n = 54, 55-1 %) were no more likely to use other illicit drugs and showed similar treatment retention, employment, and cognitive function to those who were THC-negative. THC+ patients reported more marijuana use at admission. Marijuana use exhibits no apparent impact on methadone treatment outcome. Routine urine screening for THC in methadone programs is not currently justified. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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