Am J Psychiatry 1976; 133:337-340
Copyright © 1976 by American Psychiatric Association
An evaluation of detoxification as an initial step in the treatment of heroin addiction
A Sheffet, M Quinones, MA Lavenhar, K Doyle and H Prager
Of 802 voluntary patients admitted to the detoxification unit of a
comprehensive treatment system, 69% completed detoxification but only 9.6%
of thest patients sought long-term treatment. The demographic profile of
detoxification patients differed somewhat from that of patients in
long-term treatment. The authors suggest that new approaches, including
legal pressure, are needed to induce detoxification patients to accept
prolonged therapy.
