PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Keen, J
AU  - Rowse, G
AU  - Mathers, N
AU  - Campbell, M
AU  - Seivewright, N
TI  - Can methadone maintenance for heroin-dependent patients retained in general practice reduce criminal conviction rates and time spent in prison?
DP  - 2000 Jan 01
TA  - British Journal of General Practice
PG  - 48--49
VI  - 50
IP  - 450
4099  - http://bjgp.org/content/50/450/48.short
4100  - http://bjgp.org/content/50/450/48.full
SO  - Br J Gen Pract2000 Jan 01; 50
AB  - A retrospective analysis was made of the criminal records of 57 patients successfully retained in methadone maintenance at two general practices in Sheffield. Their criminal conviction rates and time spent in prison per year were compared for the periods before and after the start of their methadone programme. Overall, patients retained on methadone programmes in the general practices studied had significantly fewer convictions and cautions, and spent significantly less time in prison than they had before the start of treatment.