Success rate of detoxification from methadone maintenance in an ambulatory care unit

The success rate of detoxification of patients on methadone maintenance in four outpatient clinics is studied. In comparison with patients in an in-house program, or a hospital environment, the study group did relatively poorly. It is felt that a confined and carefully structured therapeutic environment is much more likely to produce patients who are amenable to successful detoxification from hallucinogenic drugs, than is a walk-in clinic.