A population consisting of all consecutive admissions between May 29, 1974 and July 30, 1974 was studied. Of the 169 applicants, 63 began the detoxification regimen. Persons participating in this program were in contact with the program only during their 21-day detoxification episode. The treatment setting was highly permissive. The primary objective was to help and assist individuals in their efforts to either reduce their use of opiates or attain a drug-free state. Thirty-one of the 63 individuals completed the program. Forty-five persons had lower opiate readings when their last three urine samples were analyzed. Interpretation of the data is guarded.
In May, 1974, Fresno County's Narcotic Abuse Treatment Program began a twenty-one-day outpatient methadone detoxification treatment modality. This short-term detoxification treatment was offered in addition to the maintenance program begun in November, 1973. During the course of its operation, an on-going evaluation of the program was accomplished to assess the efficacy of further utilization of this expensive and difficult treatment modality [1]. The results of the evaulation suggested an alternative treatment modality [2]. A ninety-day contractual detoxification program was offered to a group of patients who were eligible for admission to the maintenance program. The purpose of this paper is to examine this alternative treatment modality, its characteristics, its therapeutic outcomes and the rationale for its use.
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