Criminal Charges Prior to and After Enrollment in Opioid Agonist Treatment: A Comparison of Methadone Maintenance and Office-based Buprenorphine

Darius A. Rastegar; Sarah Sharfstein Kawasaki; Van L. King; Elizabeth E. Harris; Robert K. Brooner

doi:10.3109/10826084.2016.1155608

Criminal Charges Prior to and After Enrollment in Opioid Agonist Treatment: A Comparison of Methadone Maintenance and Office-based Buprenorphine

Darius A. Rastegar, Sarah Sharfstein Kawasaki, Van L. King, Elizabeth E. Harris, Robert K. Brooner

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Abstract

Background: Entry into methadone maintenance is associated with a reduction in criminal activity; less is known about the effects of office-based buprenorphine. Objective: To compare criminal charges before and after enrollment in methadone maintenance or office-based buprenorphine. Methods: Subjects were opioid-dependent adults who initiated either methadone maintenance (n = 252) or office-based buprenorphine (n = 252) between 2003 and 2007. Medical records were reviewed to gather demographic data and a state-maintained web-based database to collect data on criminal charges. Overall charges and drug charges in the 2 years prior to and after treatment enrollment were compared. Multivariable analysis was used to examine risk factors for charges after treatment enrollment. Results: In the 2 years after enrolling in treatment, subjects receiving methadone had a significant decline in the proportion of subjects with any charges (49.6% vs. 32.5%, p

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	803-811
Number of pages	9
Journal	Substance Use and Misuse
Volume	51
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3109/10826084.2016.1155608
State	Published - Jun 6 2016

Keywords

buprenorphine
Crime
methadone
opioid agonist treatment
opioid-related disorders

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Psychiatry and Mental health
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Health(social science)
Medicine (miscellaneous)

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Criminal Charges Prior to and After Enrollment in Opioid Agonist Treatment : A Comparison of Methadone Maintenance and Office-based Buprenorphine. / Rastegar, Darius A.; Sharfstein Kawasaki, Sarah; King, Van L.; Harris, Elizabeth E.; Brooner, Robert K.

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