2008
Cost analysis of clinic and office-based treatment of opioid dependence: Results with methadone and buprenorphine in clinically stable patients
Jones ES, Moore BA, Sindelar JL, O’Connor P, Schottenfeld RS, Fiellin DA. Cost analysis of clinic and office-based treatment of opioid dependence: Results with methadone and buprenorphine in clinically stable patients. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2008, 99: 132-140. PMID: 18804923, PMCID: PMC2646001, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2008.07.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultBuprenorphineCohort StudiesCost of IllnessCosts and Cost AnalysisData Interpretation, StatisticalFemaleHealth PersonnelHumansMaleMethadoneMiddle AgedNarcoticsOpioid-Related DisordersPhysicians' OfficesSocioeconomic FactorsSubstance Abuse DetectionSubstance Abuse Treatment CentersTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultConceptsOffice-based treatmentOpioid dependencePatient costsClinical contactMonthly medication costsOffice-based buprenorphineOffice-based methadoneMonths of treatmentAnalysis of treatmentTotal monthly costsChi-square testMonths of maintenanceStable patientsMedication costsPatientsMethadoneMonthly costBuprenorphineTreatmentMonthsStatistical comparisonCost estimatesClinic
2007
Treatment programs in the National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network
McCarty D, Fuller B, Kaskutas LA, Wendt WW, Nunes EV, Miller M, Forman R, Magruder KM, Arfken C, Copersino M, Floyd A, Sindelar J, Edmundson E. Treatment programs in the National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2007, 92: 200-207. PMID: 17875368, PMCID: PMC2223274, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2007.08.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAccreditationAlcoholismAnalysis of VarianceConfidentialityData Interpretation, StatisticalHealth Care SurveysHeroin DependenceHumansMethadoneModels, OrganizationalNarcoticsPhilosophy, MedicalQuality Assurance, Health CareResidential TreatmentSubstance Abuse Treatment CentersSubstance-Related DisordersUnited StatesWorkforceConceptsClinical Trials NetworkNational Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials NetworkDrug disordersCommunity-based treatment organizationsTreatment programTrials NetworkSubstance abuse treatment servicesPatient drug useInpatient treatment unitMental health clinicsLevel of careDrug abuse treatment programsCo-occurring conditionsSelf-help meetingsPatient demographicsHealth clinicsTreatment centersTreatment servicesDrug useTreatment philosophyMedical settingsTreatment organizationsVocational servicesNational surveyUniversity-based research center
2004
Cost-effectiveness analysis of addiction treatment: paradoxes of multiple outcomes
Sindelar JL, Jofre-Bonet M, French MT, McLellan AT. Cost-effectiveness analysis of addiction treatment: paradoxes of multiple outcomes. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2004, 73: 41-50. PMID: 14687958, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2003.09.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlcoholismAmbulatory CareCase ManagementData CollectionData Interpretation, StatisticalFemaleFinancing, GovernmentFollow-Up StudiesHumansIllicit DrugsMaleOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePhiladelphiaPrepaid Health PlansRehabilitationRehabilitation, VocationalReproducibility of ResultsSocial AdjustmentSocial WorkSubstance-Related DisordersUrban Health ServicesConceptsCost-effectiveness analysisDrug Abuse Treatment Cost Analysis ProgramCost-benefit analysisCost-effectiveness ratioEmpirical examplePolicy inferencesEconomic analysisEconomic evaluationConflicting implicationsCost dataPaper identifiesMethodological principlesVariety of outcomesMultiple outcomesRange of outcomesSingle outcomeDifferent outcomesEmploymentAppropriate approachImplicationsParadox