From: Anesthesia-assisted opiate detoxification (AAOD) for heroine addicts during 24-hour ICU admission: complications and results for opiate abstinence at 1-year follow-up
n = 67
Before AAOD
1 year after AAOD
Opiate abstinence (%)
0–0
47–70
Employment (%)
32–48
46–69, P < 0.02
Education (%)
2–3
8–12, P < 0.001
Criminal behaviour (%)
56–84
15–22, P < 0.001