| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | Substitutionsmittel Verschiedenes
Opioid Agonist Treatment Reduces Societal Costs of Crime
Opioid Agonist Treatment Reduces Societal Costs of Crime
Patients with opioid use disorder generated crime-related costs to society at a lower rate while they were in treatment compared with after they left treatment.
Patients who initiate time-unlimited opioid-agonist therapy will generate lower average total crime-related costs over the next 6 months than patients who initiate a 21-day detoxification regimen.
Savings in crime-related costs are substantial and warrant inclusion in cost-effectiveness analyses of treatment for opioid addiction. (NIDA Notes, Eric Sarlin, M.Ed., M.A., 23.08.2017)