Correlates of Homelessness Among Patients in Methadone Maintenance Treatment

Background: Although homelessness and opioid use disorder (OUD) are important public health issues, few studies have examined their cooccurrence. Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the correlates of homelessness among patients enrolled in low-barrier-to-treatment-access methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) programs for OUD. Methods: Demographic, diagnosis-related, and treatment-related correlates were assessed by self-report for 164 patients in MMT. Correlates of past-month homelessness were investigated with logistic regression. Results: Twenty-four percent of patients reported homelessness in the past month. Bivariate analyses initially identified 7 statistically significant (P
Source: Medical Care - Category: Health Management Tags: From the States Source Type: research