Outcome in methadone maintenance treatment of immigrants from the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

Outcome in methadone maintenance treatment of immigrants from the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

Immigrants from the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) are more prevalent in Methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) in Israel than their percentage in the general population. To compare their characteristics and outcomes to those of Israeli-born and other immigrant patients. Retention...

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Veröffentlicht in:Harm reduction journal 2024-03, Vol.21 (1), p.55-12, Article 55
Hauptverfasser: Noya, Ayali, Anat, Sason, Shaul, Schreiber, Miriam, Adelson, Einat, Peles
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Abstinence
Age
Amphetamines
Cocaine
Drug dosages
Former USSR
Hepatitis
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus
Immigrants
Immigration
Jewish people
Maintenance
Methadone
Methadone maintenance
Narcotics
Opioids
Patients
Population
Regression analysis
Regression models
Retention
Sociodemographics
Substance abuse treatment
Substance use disorder
Survival
Urine
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Zusammenfassung:Immigrants from the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) are more prevalent in Methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) in Israel than their percentage in the general population. To compare their characteristics and outcomes to those of Israeli-born and other immigrant patients. Retention and survival since admission (June/1993-Dec/2022) until leaving treatment (for retention), or at the end of follow-up were analyzed. Vital data was taken from a national registry. Predictors were estimated using Kaplan-Meier and Cox regression models. The USSR patients (N = 262) compared with other immigrants (N = 132) and Israeli-born (N = 696) were more educated (≥ 12y) (p 
ISSN:1477-7517
1477-7517
DOI:10.1186/s12954-024-00970-7