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01-12-2015 | Meeting abstract
Opiate-use patients attending residential treatment: characteristics, outcomes, and implications for practice
Authors:
Samuel A MacMaster, Siobhan A Morse, Brian Bride, John Seiters, Cayce M Watson, Sam Choi
Published in:
Addiction Science & Clinical Practice
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Special Issue 1/2015
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Excerpt
As opiate use has increased, there has been a corresponding increase in the number of opiate users presenting for treatment. Questions regarding the challenges of treating opiate users in residential treatment remain largely unanswered. This study seeks to determine what, if any, meaningful differences exist between opiate and non-opiate users, as well as within opiate users who enter voluntary, private, or residential dual-diagnosis treatment, and the impact of any differences relative to treatment motivation, length, and outcomes. …