Does perception of treatment predict outcome in interventions for smokers who are not ready to quit?

Abstract

at 3-month follow-up. Assessments were conducted at baseline, treatment completion and 3-month follow up. Results: Hypotheses: Compared to participants in the UC condition, participants in the RBT+WC condition will, on average, show significant decreases in frequency of sharing syringes and other injection paraphernalia, frequency of use of opioids, stimulants and alcohol. Sharing of needles and injection paraphernalia rarely occurred in the sample, precluding inferential analyses. The decrease in past 30-day opioid use days from baseline to treatment completion to 3-month follow-up was larger in the RBT+WC (Means =9.6 to 2.7 to 0.6) than in the UC condition (12.2 to 6.1 to 3.0), p= .047. Conclusions: RBT+WC represents a promising comprehensive women-centered intervention for reducing drug use and HIV risks for substance-using women in Georgia. Financial support: NIDA R01 DA029880 (Hendree Jones, PI).