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Treatment Response Of Opium Smoking Hmong Refugees To Methadone Maintenance, Muhammad Waqar Azeem M.D., Gregory A. Carlson B.A., Chomehanh Soudaly Lpn
Treatment Response Of Opium Smoking Hmong Refugees To Methadone Maintenance, Muhammad Waqar Azeem M.D., Gregory A. Carlson B.A., Chomehanh Soudaly Lpn
Jefferson Journal of Psychiatry
Objective: To examine the outcome of methadone maintenance in opium dependent Hmong refugees.
Methods: Medical records were searched for Hmong patients in methadone treatment between 01/1995 and 09/1997. Patient's progress was assessed over nine months.
Results: 44 Hmong patients were found. Data was available on 40 patients, mean age of 47.7 years, 33 males/7 females. At admission 100% met the DSM-IV criteria for Opium Dependence, 75% Major Depressive Disorder and 68% PTSD. Patients showed marked improvement by having mostly negative urine drug screens, improvement on Addiction Severity Index and 70% being highly successful on outcome criteria modified by Drug Abuse …