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dc.contributor.author | Ross, J. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Teesson, M. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Darke, S. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Lynskey, M. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Ali, R. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Ritter, A. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Cooke, R. | - |
dc.date.issued | 2005 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Drug and Alcohol Review, 2005; 24(5):411-418 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0959-5236 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1465-3362 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2440/17677 | - |
dc.description.abstract | The current study aimed to describe the characteristics (demographics, drug use, mental and physical health) of entrants to treatment for heroin dependence in three treatment modalities; and to compare these characteristics with heroin users not in or seeking treatment. Participants were 825 current heroin users recruited from Sydney, Adelaide and Melbourne: 277 entering methadone/buprenorphine maintenance treatment (MT), 288 entering detoxification (DTX), 180 entering drug-free residential rehabilitation (RR) and 80 not in treatment (NT). Treatment entrants were generally long-term heroin users with previous treatment experience. The majority of the sample (55%) were criminally active in the month preceding interview. Injection-related health problems (74%) and a history of heroin overdose (58%) were commonly reported. There were high degrees of psychiatric co-morbidity, with 49% reporting severe psychological distress, 28% having current major depression, 37% having attempted suicide and 42% having a lifetime history of post-traumatic stress disorder. Personality disorders were also prevalent, with 72% meeting criteria for antisocial personality disorder and 47% screening positive for borderline personality disorder. Striking similarities were noted between the non-treatment and treatment groups in length of heroin use career, drug use and treatment histories. | - |
dc.description.statementofresponsibility | Ross, Joanne ; Teesson, Maree ; Darke, Shane ; Lynskey, Michael ; Ali, Robert ; Ritter, Alison ; Cooke, Richard | - |
dc.language.iso | en | - |
dc.publisher | Carfax Publishing | - |
dc.source.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09595230500286039 | - |
dc.subject | Humans | - |
dc.subject | Heroin Dependence | - |
dc.subject | Methadone | - |
dc.subject | Buprenorphine | - |
dc.subject | Narcotics | - |
dc.subject | Treatment Outcome | - |
dc.subject | Severity of Illness Index | - |
dc.subject | Suicide | - |
dc.subject | Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic | - |
dc.subject | Depressive Disorder, Major | - |
dc.subject | Residential Treatment | - |
dc.subject | Comorbidity | - |
dc.subject | Demography | - |
dc.subject | Health Status | - |
dc.subject | Crime | - |
dc.subject | Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders | - |
dc.subject | Adult | - |
dc.subject | Patient Acceptance of Health Care | - |
dc.subject | Australia | - |
dc.subject | Female | - |
dc.subject | Male | - |
dc.subject | Inactivation, Metabolic | - |
dc.title | The characteristics of heroin users entering treatment: findings from the Australian Treatment Outcome Study (ATOS) | - |
dc.type | Journal article | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1080/09595230500286039 | - |
pubs.publication-status | Published | - |
dc.identifier.orcid | Ali, R. [0000-0003-2905-8153] | - |
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