Darke Shane, Ross Joanne, Teesson Maree
National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Drug Alcohol Rev. 2007 Jan;26(1):49-54. doi: 10.1080/09595230601036986.
Opioids make the single largest contribution to illicit drug-related mortality and morbidity worldwide In this paper we reflect upon what has been learnt regarding treatment outcome and the natural history of heroin use from the Australian Treatment Outcome Study (ATOS). We focus on what we knew prior to ATOS, what ATOS revealed that is novel, and the implications for research, practice and policy. ATOS provided strong evidence for sustained improvement attributable to treatment across the three years of the study. It is argued that treatment for heroin dependence is money well spent, and leads to clear and sustained benefits to both heroin users and society.
阿片类药物对全球与非法药物相关的死亡率和发病率的影响最大。在本文中，我们反思了从澳大利亚治疗结果研究（ATOS）中所学到的关于海洛因使用的治疗结果和自然史的知识。我们关注在ATOS之前我们所知道的情况、ATOS所揭示的新内容，以及对研究、实践和政策的影响。ATOS提供了有力证据，证明在该研究的三年中，治疗带来了持续的改善。有人认为，对海洛因依赖的治疗是花得其所的，并且能给海洛因使用者和社会都带来明显且持续的益处。
