Methadone Dose Take Home Status and Hospital Admission among Methadone Maintenance Patients

摘要

ObjectivesAmong patients receiving methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) for opioid dependence, receipt of unobserved dosing privileges (take homes) and adequate doses (i.e. ≥ 80mg) are each associated with improved addiction treatment outcomes, but the association with acute care hospitalization is unknown. We studied whether take-home dosing and adequate doses (i.e. ≥ 80 mg) were associated with decreased hospital admission among patients in a MMT program.