2002
A Staging System to Predict Prognosis among Methadone Maintenance Patients, Based on Admission Characteristics
Favrat B, Rao S, O'Connor PG, Schottenfeld R. A Staging System to Predict Prognosis among Methadone Maintenance Patients, Based on Admission Characteristics. Substance Abuse 2002, 23: 233-244. PMID: 12438836, DOI: 10.1080/08897070209511496.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStaging systemAdverse dischargeOpioid maintenance therapyU.S. general internistsMethadone maintenance patientsMethadone maintenance treatmentMain outcome measuresMethadone maintenance programProportional hazards modelIllicit drug useHistory of diseaseOutset of treatmentPrevious prison termsMaintenance therapyConsecutive patientsEntire cohortMaintenance patientsMaintenance treatmentAdmission characteristicsOutcome measuresGeneral internistsPrognostic studiesStage IIIPatientsStage IA Staging System to Predict Prognosis Among Methadone Maintenance Patients, Based on Admission Characteristics
Favrat B, Rao S, O'Connor P, Schottenfeld R. A Staging System to Predict Prognosis Among Methadone Maintenance Patients, Based on Admission Characteristics. Substance Abuse 2002, 23: 233-244. DOI: 10.1023/a:1021150217215.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStaging systemAdverse dischargeOpioid maintenance therapyU.S. general internistsMethadone maintenance patientsMethadone maintenance treatmentMain outcome measuresMethadone maintenance programProportional hazards modelIllicit drug useHistory of diseaseOutset of treatmentPrevious prison termsMaintenance therapyConsecutive patientsEntire cohortMaintenance patientsMaintenance treatmentAdmission characteristicsOutcome measuresGeneral internistsPrognostic studiesStage IIIPatientsStage I
2001
Methadone Maintenance in Primary Care: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Fiellin DA, O'Connor PG, Chawarski M, Pakes JP, Pantalon MV, Schottenfeld RS. Methadone Maintenance in Primary Care: A Randomized Controlled Trial. JAMA 2001, 286: 1724-1731. PMID: 11594897, DOI: 10.1001/jama.286.14.1724.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid-dependent patientsNarcotic treatment programsOffice-based careStable opioid-dependent patientsIllicit drug usePrimary care physiciansMethadone maintenanceUse of healthDrug useNTP patientsCare physiciansClinical instabilityFunctional statusPrimary care physician's officeMethadone maintenance therapyPrimary care internistsMethadone maintenance patientsOpen clinical trialIllicit opiate useToxicology test resultsQuality of careMaintenance therapyUsual careControlled TrialsOpioid dependence