International Journal of the Addictions · 1974 · 52 citations · 4 references
NursingPsychiatryAddiction PsychiatrySubstance Use DisordersSubstance Use PreventionAddictionAddiction AssessmentDrug DependenceOpioid Use DisorderSubstance Abuse PreventionSubstance UseDrug Use AssessmentDrug Use EpidemiologyDrug Use History AssessmentMethadone Maintenance TherapyMethadone Maintenance TreatmentOpioid Use EpidemiologySubstance Use Assessment InterviewsUrine Opioid Testing
In a methadone maintenance program with 110 heroin addicts, data concerning current heroin use from 175 interviews was correlated with the results of urinalysis for heroin. In 86% of the interviews, the patients truthfully reported the extent of their current heroin use to the interviewer.
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