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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Addict Med. 2020 May-Jun;14(3):207–216. doi: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000000561

Table 3.

Lifetime Service Utilization (Within Drug Group & Recovery Cohort)

0–1 Years 1–5 Years
% (SE) p % (SE) p
OPI ALC OPI ALC
Any Formal Treatment 26.53 (11.84) 17.78 (4.45) NS 57.90 (12.39) 23.72 (4.08) **
 Inpatient / Residential 11.72 (6.57) 11.44 (3.95) NS 37.83 (12.96) 13.39 (3.22) *
 Outpatient 25.69 (11.66) 11.90 (3.24) NS 35.59 (13.17) 12.68 (2.65) *
 Detoxification 13.40 (7.73) 10.53 (3.82) NS 18.54 (11.16) 8.52 (2.84) NS
Any Mutual-Help Service 40.19 (17.82) 39.54 (6.18) NS 72.70 (9.98) 38.62 (4.61) **
 Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) 37.93 (17.85) 36.91 (6.15) NS 36.99 (12.55) 31.60 (4.17) NS
 Narcotics Anonymous (NA) 40.19 (17.82) 6.38 (2.47) ** 57.79 (12.48) 8.96 (2.41) **
 Other 12-Step Services (MA, CA, or CMA) 0 (0) 2.64 (1.84) 10.35 (9.62) 3.32 (2.27) NS
 SMART Recovery 2.38 (2.48) 0.55 (0.55) NS 0 (0) 3.39 (1.66)
 LifeRing Secular Recovery 0.84 (0.88) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0.14 (0.14)
 Moderation Management 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
 Celebrate Recovery 0 (0) 1.53 (1.03) 1.00 (1.03) 2.30 (1.11) NS
 Women for Sobriety 0 (0) 0.60 (0.60) 1.08 (1.11) 4.16 (2.31) NS
 Secular Organizations for Sobriety 0 (0) 1.45 (1.04) 0 (0) 0 (0)
 Other Mutual-Help Service 0 (0) 2.92 (1.41) 1.08 (1.11) 2.69 (1.03) NS
Any Recovery Service 30.20 (17.87) 26.66 (5.94) NS 47.08 (13.18) 23.26 (4.29) *
 Sober living environment 0 (0) 12.16 (4.94) 16.71 (10.93) 8.67 (3.12) NS
 Recovery High Schools 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 5.44 (2.75)
 College Recovery Programs/Communities 0 (0) 0 (0) 4.00 (3.98) 5.18 (2.58) NS
 Recovery Community Centers 27.23 (17.99) 9.70 (3.98) NS 23.15 (12.98) 4.51 (1.73) **
 Faith-Based Recovery Services 3.62 (3.21) 10.63 (4.03) NS 12.57 (9.68) 8.60 (2.82) NS
 State or Local Recovery Community Organization 0 (0) 4.98 (2.32) 24.44 (13.47) 1.83 (1.00) **
Any Pharmacotherapy 25.75 (13.00) 11.13 (3.49) NS 41.64 (12.95) 10.49 (3.10) **
 Methadone 2.09 (2.18) 0 (0) 3.61 (3.61) 1.00 (0.99) NS
 Levomethadyl acetate (Orlaam) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 2.89 (2.29)
 Buprenorphine-naloxone (Suboxone) 15.29 (8.56) 1.74 (1.73) * 26.67 (11.52) 1.65 (1.36) **
 Buprenorphine (Subutex) 14.45 (8.40) 1.74 (1.73) * 3.09 (3.10) 0.75 (0.54) NS
 Oral Naltrexone (Revia) 12.85 (10.35) 3.26 (1.50) NS 11.36 (9.62) 1.15 (0.67) **
 Long-acting injectable naltrexone (Vivitrol) 10.47 (10.05) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1.33 (1.32)
 Acamprosate (Campral) 2.38 (2.48) 0.55 (0.55) NS 0 (0) 0.97 (0.67)
 Nalmefene (Selincro) 0 (0) 0 (0) 10.35 (9.62) 2.89 (2.28) NS
 Topiramate (Topamax) 0 (0) 0.96 (0.96) 1.00 (1.03) 0 (0)
 Disulfiram (Antabuse) 0 (0) 3.73 (1.62) 10.35 (9.62) 2.53 (1.05) NS
 Baclofen (Lioresal) 0 (0) 0 (0) 10.35 (9.62) 0 (0)
 Other Pharmacotherapy 2.38 (2.48) 3.11 (2.37) NS 0 (0) 1.16 (0.99)

OPI=individuals who resolved a primary opioid problem; ALC=individuals who resolved a primary alcohol problem; Values depict the distribution of specific treatment and recovery services used across the lifetime. Percentages were calculated for each drug-group, within recovery-duration cohort; Significant difference between OPI and ALC, within recovery cohort:

*

P≤0.05,

**

P≤0.01;

NS=not significant; ‘—’=significance testing not applicable; see text for more detail.