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Psychosocial interventions with substitution treatment to retain patients in treatment
Summary of the evidence
Psychosocial interventions in addition to Methadone maintenance treatment were found in a systematic review (WHO 2009, 3 RCTs, N=500) to be no different from methadone maintenance treatment only in:
- retaining patients in treatment (RR 0.94, 95 % CI 0.85 to 1.02).
Details
Note: this evidence summary is only valid for the outcomes, target groups, settings and substances/patterns of use described below.
