TY - JOUR
T1 - Gender differences and pregnant women in a Methadone Maintenance Treatment (MMT) clinic
AU - Peles, Einat
AU - Adelson, Miriam
PY - 2006/6/14
Y1 - 2006/6/14
N2 - We prospectively compared gender outcome among 470 MMT patients admitted between June 1993 and Dec 2002. Urine samples were analyzed for drug abuse after one month and after one year. On admission females 131(27.9%) were significantly younger (34.5 ± 7.5 years) than males 339(72.1%) (37.3 ± 8.3 years) (ANOVA; F = 11, p = 0.001) and had significantly higher cocaine abuse (20% vs. 11.3%) (Fisher's Exact Test, p = 0.02). After one year, groups had: (a) similar retention in treatment (76.3%-females, 72.6%-males), (b) stop in opiate abuse (65%-females, 65.3%-males), (c) a net decrease in cocaine abuse (% positive that became negative minus % negative that became positive) (68.0%-females, 51.6%-males). Females who were admitted to treatment while pregnant (n = 45) were significantly younger (31.5 ± 5.4 years) compared to 86 non-pregnant (36.1 ± 7.9, ANOVA F = 12.1, p = 0.001). We concluded that compared to males, females started MMT younger and had a higher proportion of cocaine abuse even though females' outcome were similar to males'.
AB - We prospectively compared gender outcome among 470 MMT patients admitted between June 1993 and Dec 2002. Urine samples were analyzed for drug abuse after one month and after one year. On admission females 131(27.9%) were significantly younger (34.5 ± 7.5 years) than males 339(72.1%) (37.3 ± 8.3 years) (ANOVA; F = 11, p = 0.001) and had significantly higher cocaine abuse (20% vs. 11.3%) (Fisher's Exact Test, p = 0.02). After one year, groups had: (a) similar retention in treatment (76.3%-females, 72.6%-males), (b) stop in opiate abuse (65%-females, 65.3%-males), (c) a net decrease in cocaine abuse (% positive that became negative minus % negative that became positive) (68.0%-females, 51.6%-males). Females who were admitted to treatment while pregnant (n = 45) were significantly younger (31.5 ± 5.4 years) compared to 86 non-pregnant (36.1 ± 7.9, ANOVA F = 12.1, p = 0.001). We concluded that compared to males, females started MMT younger and had a higher proportion of cocaine abuse even though females' outcome were similar to males'.
KW - Gender differences
KW - Methadone maintenance
KW - Opiates
KW - Pregnant women
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U2 - 10.1300/J069v25n02_06
DO - 10.1300/J069v25n02_06
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C2 - 16785218
AN - SCOPUS:33746650108
SN - 1055-0887
VL - 25
SP - 39
EP - 45
JO - Journal of Addictive Diseases
JF - Journal of Addictive Diseases
IS - 2
ER -