Predictors of Non-adherence to Methadone Maintenance Treatment in Opioiddependent Individuals: Implications for Clinicians

Abstract

Our findings highlight that pretreatment predictors are important to consider when starting maintenance treatment for opioid dependence, such as cocaine use and problematic alcohol consumption but also low socio-economic levels. In addition, during maintenance treatment, in-treatment predictors such as methadone dose adequacy is a crucial issue to achieve good adherence to MMT.