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SUBMITTER: Stein MD
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4661074 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Stein Michael D MD Anderson Bradley J BJ Bailey Genie L GL
Journal of substance abuse treatment 20150714
Without aftercare treatment, the period following discharge from short-term inpatient detoxification for opioid dependence presents a high risk of relapse. Yet the role of patient preference in treatment selection is rarely discussed in the substance-abuse literature. We surveyed 485 persons initiating inpatient opioid detoxification who were predominantly male (71.3%) and had detoxed in the past (73.2%). When asked to choose the one treatment that would work best for them after discharge, 43% o ...[more]