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A Comparison of Mental Health Hospital Admissions in a Cohort of Heroin Users Prior to and After Rapid Opiate Detoxification and Oral Naltrexone Maintenance

by: D. E. Arnold-Reed, P. O'Neil, C. D. J. Holman, M. K. Bulsara, C. Rodiguez, G. Gawthorne, R. J. Tait, G. K. Hulse
The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, Vol. 33, No. 5. (2007), pp. 655-664.

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Mental health (MH) hospital admissions were investigated in a cohort (N = 1184) of heroin dependent persons using linked health records. All MH in-patient admissions were extracted 36 months before to 36 months after commencing rapid opioid detoxification (ROD) and oral naltrexone. Results show that the incidence rate ratio (IRR) of drug-related and other MH admissions peaked in the 3 months immediately prior to treatment. All categories subsequently declined to baseline levels by 36 months following treatment. The authors conclude that treatment for heroin dependence reduces risk of MH admissions.

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