Methadone Versus Buprenorphine With Contingency Management or Performance Feedback for Cocaine and Opioid Dependence
Schottenfeld RS, Chawarski MC, Pakes JR, Pantalon MV, Carroll KM, Kosten TR. Methadone Versus Buprenorphine With Contingency Management or Performance Feedback for Cocaine and Opioid Dependence. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2005, 162: 340-349. PMID: 15677600, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.162.2.340.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCo-occurring cocaineDrug-free testOpioid dependenceMaintenance treatmentContingency managementOpioid agonist maintenance treatmentAgonist maintenance treatmentDaily sublingual buprenorphineEffects of buprenorphinePrimary outcome measureMixed-model repeated-measures analysisDouble-blind designUrine test resultsNarcotic treatment programsVoucher valueRepeated-measures analysisSublingual buprenorphineTreatment guidelinesIllicit opioidsUrine testsTreatment outcomesOutcome measuresSustained abstinenceWeek 13Buprenorphine