Brian Eastwood1, John Strang2, John Marsden3. 1. King's College London, Addictions Department, Box 48, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, DeCrespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 8AF, United Kingdom; Alcohol, Drugs, Tobacco and Justice Division, Health Improvement Directorate, Public Health England, 7th Floor, Wellington House, 133-155 Waterloo Road, London, SE1 8UG, United Kingdom. Electronic address: Brian.Eastwood@phe.gov.uk. 2. King's College London, Addictions Department, Box 48, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, DeCrespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 8AF, United Kingdom. Electronic address: john.strang@kcl.ac.uk. 3. King's College London, Addictions Department, Box 48, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, DeCrespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 8AF, United Kingdom; Alcohol, Drugs, Tobacco and Justice Division, Health Improvement Directorate, Public Health England, 7th Floor, Wellington House, 133-155 Waterloo Road, London, SE1 8UG, United Kingdom. Electronic address: john.marsden@kcl.ac.uk.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: This is the first national study in England of continuous long-term opioid substitution treatment (OST). METHODS: All adults were admitted to community OST for opioid use disorder (OUD) in 2008/09 with continuous enrolment to 2013/14 (n = 7719). Heroin use trajectories were identified by multilevel Latent Class Growth Analysis. In Year 6 and 7 of follow-up, the outcome measure (analysed by multilevel, multivariable logistic regression) was 'successful completion and no re-presentation' (SCNR) to community treatment within six months. RESULTS: Five heroin use trajectory classes were identified: 'gradual decreasing' (20.9%), 'decreasing then increasing' (21.7%), 'continued low-level' (17.0%), 'rapid decreasing' (25.6%), and 'continued high-level' (14.8%). At the end of Year 7, 4616 people (60.3%) remained in OST. Of those discharged, 28.8% achieved the SCNR follow-up outcome. SCNR was more likely in the 'gradual decreasing' (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] 2.40; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.77-3.26), 'continued low-level' (AOR 2.46; CI 1.78-3.40), and 'rapid decreasing' (AOR 3.40; CI 2.43-4.37) classes relative to the 'continued high-level' class. SCNR was more likely among patients employed at admission (AOR 1.45; 95% CI 1.15-1.83) and those receiving adjunctive psychosocial interventions (AOR 1.44; 95% CI 1.03 to 2.02). CONCLUSIONS: Among English patients in OST for 5 years, heroin use trajectories were clearly delineated with a gradient of response on the study outcome. Successful completion and no re-presentation was achieved by 28.8% of discharged patients. The rapid decreasing trajectory had the greatest likelihood of positive outcome. Adjunctive psychosocial intervention during OST was associated with positive outcome. Crown
BACKGROUND: This is the first national study in England of continuous long-term opioid substitution treatment (OST). METHODS: All adults were admitted to community OST for opioid use disorder (OUD) in 2008/09 with continuous enrolment to 2013/14 (n = 7719). Heroin use trajectories were identified by multilevel Latent Class Growth Analysis. In Year 6 and 7 of follow-up, the outcome measure (analysed by multilevel, multivariable logistic regression) was 'successful completion and no re-presentation' (SCNR) to community treatment within six months. RESULTS: Five heroin use trajectory classes were identified: 'gradual decreasing' (20.9%), 'decreasing then increasing' (21.7%), 'continued low-level' (17.0%), 'rapid decreasing' (25.6%), and 'continued high-level' (14.8%). At the end of Year 7, 4616 people (60.3%) remained in OST. Of those discharged, 28.8% achieved the SCNR follow-up outcome. SCNR was more likely in the 'gradual decreasing' (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] 2.40; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.77-3.26), 'continued low-level' (AOR 2.46; CI 1.78-3.40), and 'rapid decreasing' (AOR 3.40; CI 2.43-4.37) classes relative to the 'continued high-level' class. SCNR was more likely among patients employed at admission (AOR 1.45; 95% CI 1.15-1.83) and those receiving adjunctive psychosocial interventions (AOR 1.44; 95% CI 1.03 to 2.02). CONCLUSIONS: Among English patients in OST for 5 years, heroin use trajectories were clearly delineated with a gradient of response on the study outcome. Successful completion and no re-presentation was achieved by 28.8% of discharged patients. The rapid decreasing trajectory had the greatest likelihood of positive outcome. Adjunctive psychosocial intervention during OST was associated with positive outcome. Crown
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