PubMed · 15341384
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BACKGROUND: Norway has recently established a nationwide system for methadone-assisted rehabilitation of opiate users, but few studies have been undertaken to investigate outcome. MATERIAL AND METHODS: 75 opiate users in Oslo were interviewed at start of treatment and at follow-ups one and two years later in 1999-2002. The main instruments at all three points were EuropASI and SCL-25. MCMI-II was additionally used at the start. RESULTS: Five patients (7%) died during the two-year observation period; 24 patients (34%) dropped out of treatment. A significant and stable reduction in the use of opiates, as well as for criminality and prostitution, was found. No changes in the use of other substances, economic status and employment status were found. Depressive symptoms increased significantly during the last year. INTERPRETATION: The data indicate that the speed at which new patients started treatment came at the sacrifice of psychosocial rehabilitation.
Tobacco dependence among individuals with a mental illness or an addiction is a tremendous problem that goes largely ignored. Studies of genetics, neuroimaging, and nicotinic receptors support a neurobiological link between tobacco use and alcohol dependence, drug dependence, schizophrenia, depression, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and anxiety disorders. This paper summarizes the recent literature on this topic and discusses how treatment for tobacco can no longer be ignored in mental-health and addiction-treatment settings. More research is needed as well as a national organized effort to address tobacco in this large segment of smokers.