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Cost effectiveness of disulfiram: treating cocaine use in methadone-maintained patients.

Abstract
Converging evidence suggests that disulfiram is a promising treatment for cocaine dependence. We study the cost-effectiveness of providing disulfiram to methadone-maintained opioid addicts in a randomized clinical trial setting. Our economic evaluation is based on a double blind clinical trial in which 67 cocaine-dependent methadone-maintained opioid-dependent subjects were randomized to get the additional treatment of disulfiram or placebo in a 12-week trial. Outcome measures used are the number of days of cocaine use and grams of cocaine per week. Cost measures used are the cost of providing standard methadone treatment and the incremental cost of adding disulfiram to the standard treatment. Cost measures of standard and disulfiram-enhanced treatment were collected retrospectively from the provider. Results from this cost-effectiveness analysis imply that, even though disulfiram increases slightly the cost of methadone treatment, its increase in effectiveness may be important enough to warrant its addition for treating cocaine dependence in methadone-maintained opiate addicts.
AuthorsMireia Jofre-Bonet, Jody L Sindelar, Ismene L Petrakis, Charla Nich, Tami Frankforter, Bruce J Rounsaville, Kathleen M Carroll
JournalJournal of substance abuse treatment (J Subst Abuse Treat) Vol. 26 Issue 3 Pg. 225-32 (Apr 2004) ISSN: 0740-5472 [Print] United States
PMID15063917 (Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.)
Chemical References
  • Analgesics, Opioid
  • Enzyme Inhibitors
  • Disulfiram
  • Methadone
Topics
  • Adult
  • Analgesics, Opioid (economics, therapeutic use)
  • Cocaine-Related Disorders (drug therapy)
  • Connecticut
  • Cost-Benefit Analysis
  • Disulfiram (economics, therapeutic use)
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Enzyme Inhibitors (economics, therapeutic use)
  • Female
  • Health Care Costs
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Methadone (economics, therapeutic use)
  • Opioid-Related Disorders (drug therapy)
  • Treatment Outcome

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