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1 results foundAuthor: McKeganey, Neil Title: Key Findings from the Drug Outcome Research in Scotland (DORIS) Study Summary: This occasional paper brings together for the first time the key findings arising from the Drug Outcome Research in Scotland study. The difficulties of conducting randomised controlled trials of drug treatment services have led to the endorsement of cohort studies (i.e. repeated follow-up interviews with a cohort of drug users receiving treatment in a range of different treatment modalities) as a pragmatic alternative research design for investigating treatment effectiveness. The DORIS study is the largest ever such cohort study of Scottish drug users, being a sample of 1007 drug users recruited from 33 drug treatment agencies (including five prisons) from across Scotland in 2001/02 and followed up at eight months (DORIS2), 16 months (DORIS3) and 33 months (DORIS4). At DORIS4, 70% of eligible respondents were re-interviewed, a follow-up rate which compares favourably with those of follow-up studies of the UK general population. The DORIS sample is almost sociodemographically identical to the population of Scottish drug users entering treatment in 2001 (and recorded in the Scottish Drugs Misuse Database). Concordance of self-reported drug use and oral fluid test data was high and attrition bias (i.e. differential loss to follow-up) was low. The main findings and implications from the research are presented in this report. Details: Glasgow: University of Glasgow, Centre for Drug Misuse Research, 2008. 67p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed August 22, 2011 at: http://www.gla.ac.uk/media/media_101969_en.pdf Year: 2008 Country: United Kingdom URL: http://www.gla.ac.uk/media/media_101969_en.pdf Shelf Number: 122441 Keywords: Drug Abuse and Addiction (Scotland)Drug Abuse TreatmentDrug OffendersPrisoners, Treatment Programs |