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  • Title: Randomized trial of drug abuse treatment-linkage strategies.
    Author: Sorensen JL, Masson CL, Delucchi K, Sporer K, Barnett PG, Mitsuishi F, Lin C, Song Y, Chen T, Hall SM.
    Journal: J Consult Clin Psychol; 2005 Dec; 73(6):1026-35. PubMed ID: 16392976.
    Abstract:
    A clinical trial contrasted 2 interventions designed to link opioid-dependent hospital patients to drug abuse treatment. The 126 out-of-treatment participants were randomly assigned to (a) case management, (b) voucher for free methadone maintenance treatment (MMT), (c) case management plus voucher, or (d) usual care. Services were provided for 6 months. MMT enrollment at 3 months was 47% (case management), 89% (voucher), 93% (case management plus voucher), and 11% (usual care); at 6 months enrollment was 48%, 68%, 79%, and 21%, respectively. Case management and vouchers can be valuable in health settings to link substance abusers with medical problems to drug abuse treatment.
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