Behavioral Treatment plus Naltrexone Reduces Drug Use and Legal Problems in the Republic of Georgia

Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11110%2F12%3A13589" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11110/12:13589 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/00952990.2011.643996" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/00952990.2011.643996</a>
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Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Behavioral Treatment plus Naltrexone Reduces Drug Use and Legal Problems in the Republic of Georgia
Original language description
Background: Known drug users in the Republic of Georgia are 99% male. Georgian social context includes close family social structure, intense police scrutiny over daily life, and minimal social service infrastructure. Drug use is dangerous and individuals rely on family support to address socially stigmatizing problems. Objective: The aim was to examine the changes in problem severity over time experienced by 40 adult opioid-injecting men with drug-free female partners in the Republic of Georgia who participated in a randomized clinical trial examining the feasibility and efficacy of a 22-week comprehensive intervention that paired behavioral treatment with naltrexone. Methods: This secondary data analysis study examined the results from a project thathad randomized participants to either a comprehensive intervention that paired behavioral treatment with naltrexone or usual care (UC) and examined changes in Addiction Severity Index (ASI) composite scores. Results: The comprehensive in
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Czech description
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Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
AN - Psychology
OECD FORD branch
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Publication year
2012
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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