The Effectiveness of Methadone Maintenance Treatment

The work constitutes the most comprehensive evaluation ofmethadone maintenance treatment in the United States todate. Based upon three years of data collection at drugabuse treatment programs in New York City, Philadelphia andBaltimore, the study contains findings for 617 male intra-venous addicts, interviewed during and after six methadoneprograms. The major findings of the project concern theeffectiveness of methadone maintenance in reducing drug use,crime and other deviant behavior, the effectiveness of cer-tain programs as compared to others, the pressing need toimprove the quality of care at mostprograms and the estab-lishment of successful procedures and methodology for evalu-ating drug abuse treatment programs.