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pubmed:issue |
3
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pubmed:dateCreated |
2002-7-19
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pubmed:abstractText |
Abstinence prior to entering treatment is common among individuals seeking substance abuse treatment. The current study examined the relationship between abstinence at a pretreatment intake assessment and treatment response during outpatient treatment for marijuana dependence. At the intake assessment, 142 marijuana-dependent individuals completed past 30 day calendars of daily drug use. Forty-four (31%) participants were pretreatment abstainers, as defined by reports of one or more consecutive days of marijuana abstinence prior to the day of the intake assessment. Non-abstainers (69%) reported marijuana use the day prior or the day of the assessment. Pretreatment abstainers were more likely to enter treatment (P < 0.05) and showed better treatment response than non-abstainers. Abstainers provided 50% more marijuana-negative urine screens during treatment (P < 0.05), and more than three times as many abstainers reported no marijuana use (P < 0.01). The groups did not differ on treatment completion. Marijuana abstinence at the time of initial clinic contact appears to be a strong predictor of success during treatment. Pretreatment abstinence may prove useful as a pretreatment matching strategy that could improve outcomes and cost-effectiveness. Clinical trials might consider including pretreatment abstinence status as a stratification variable during participant assignment or as a covariate in outcome analyses.
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pubmed:grant | |
pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Aug
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pubmed:issn |
0376-8716
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:day |
1
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pubmed:volume |
67
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
249-57
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2007-11-14
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:12127196-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:12127196-Analysis of Variance,
pubmed-meshheading:12127196-Chi-Square Distribution,
pubmed-meshheading:12127196-Confidence Intervals,
pubmed-meshheading:12127196-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:12127196-Forecasting,
pubmed-meshheading:12127196-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:12127196-Logistic Models,
pubmed-meshheading:12127196-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:12127196-Marijuana Abuse,
pubmed-meshheading:12127196-Treatment Outcome
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pubmed:year |
2002
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Abstinence at intake for marijuana dependence treatment predicts response.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Psychiatry, Treatment Research Center, University of Vermont, 56 W Twin Oaks Terrace, Suite 9, S. Burlington, VT 05403, USA. brent.moore@uvm.edu
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
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