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HEROIN ADDICTION AND
RELATED CLINICAL PROBLEMS

The official journal of
EUROPAD - European Opiate Addiction Treatment Association
WFTOD - World Federation for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence
Editor: Icro Maremmani, MD - Pisa, Italy, EU
Associate Editors:
Thomas Clausen, MD - Oslo, Norway
Pier Paolo Pani, MD - Cagliari, Italy, EU
Marta Torrens, MD - Barcelona, Spain, EU
Statistical Editor:
Mario Miccoli, PhD - Pisa, Italy, EU

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Heroin Addiction and Related Clinical Problems: 2003, 05, 1 (pages: 39 - 46)

Reduction in self-reported nicotine dependence after stabilization in methadone maintenance treatment

Okruhlica L., Devinsky F., Klempova D., Valentova J.

Summary: ICD-10 criteria have been used for the assessment of opioid dependence and the Fagerstrom Tolerance Questionnaire (FTQ) to assess tobacco smoking. The mean methadone dose was 106 mg (SD=45) in the studied group, after twelve months in the methadone maintenance treatment programme (MMTP). The mean FTQ score was 6.5 (SD+1.8) before entering, 5.6 (SD+2.1) after stabilization in the MMTP (p<0.001) and 3 were non-smokers at the time of the second FTQ testing. No smoking cessation programme has been implemented. The findings do show a tendency for nicotine dependence among patients to fall in their period of stabilization in the MMTP.

 

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