2001
Targeting Behavioral Therapies to Enhance Naltrexone Treatment of Opioid Dependence: Efficacy of Contingency Management and Significant Other Involvement
Carroll KM, Ball SA, Nich C, O'Connor PG, Eagan DA, Frankforter TL, Triffleman EG, Shi J, Rounsaville BJ. Targeting Behavioral Therapies to Enhance Naltrexone Treatment of Opioid Dependence: Efficacy of Contingency Management and Significant Other Involvement. JAMA Psychiatry 2001, 58: 755-761. PMID: 11483141, PMCID: PMC3651594, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.58.8.755.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug-free urine specimensNaltrexone treatmentFamily counseling sessionsContingency managementOpioid dependenceTreatment retentionUrine specimensBehavioral therapyOpioid-dependent individualsCounseling sessionsDrug use outcomesSubstance abuse outcomesNaltrexone complianceNaltrexone therapyOpioid useAvailable pharmacotherapiesMedication complianceSpecific pharmacotherapySignificant improvementTherapyUse outcomesAbuse outcomesPrincipal outcomePharmacotherapyTreatment
1998
A randomized trial of buprenorphine maintenance for heroin dependence in a primary care clinic for substance users versus a methadone clinic
O’Connor P, Oliveto A, Shi J, Triffleman E, Carroll K, Kosten T, Rounsaville B, Pakes J, Schottenfeld R. A randomized trial of buprenorphine maintenance for heroin dependence in a primary care clinic for substance users versus a methadone clinic. The American Journal Of Medicine 1998, 105: 100-105. PMID: 9727815, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9343(98)00194-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care clinicsPrimary care settingBuprenorphine maintenanceCare clinicsDrug treatment programsHeroin dependenceOpioid useUrine toxicologyCare settingsTreatment programOpioid withdrawal symptomsOpioid-dependent patientsIllicit opioid useThrice weekly basisSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeMaintenance treatmentWithdrawal symptomsMethadone clinicsPrimary careClinical trialsDrug treatmentEffective treatmentConsecutive weeksCocaine use