Feasibility and Effectiveness of Continuing Methadone Maintenance Treatment During Incarceration Compared With Forced Withdrawal
Moore KE, Oberleitner L, Smith KMZ, Maurer K, McKee SA. Feasibility and Effectiveness of Continuing Methadone Maintenance Treatment During Incarceration Compared With Forced Withdrawal. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2018, 12: 156-162. PMID: 29341974, PMCID: PMC6292727, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000000381.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMethadone maintenance treatmentMaintenance treatmentMMT providersCommunity-based methadone maintenance treatmentCommunity providersSubset of inmatesQuasi-experimental trialMMT participantsContinuation groupReduced riskControl groupProgram attendanceMethadoneCorrectional facilitiesCorrectional settingsDisciplinary ticketsTreatmentWithdrawalProvidersDaysDays of releaseIncarcerationGroupTrialsInmates