Objective: To understand the basic characteristics, treatment compliance, and reasons for loss of methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) among the population in Pingdingshan City, and to provide a basis for improving outpatient treatment efficiency. Method: Statistical analysis was conducted on the information of opioid addicts who were first enrolled in the Drug Maintenance Treatment Center of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Pingdingshan City since December 2017. Descriptive analysis was conducted on their demographic characteristics, past drug use, and MMT treatment. Regression models were used to analyze the influencing factors of maintenance rates. A total of 141 opium or heroin addicts were enrolled in MMT for the first time. The male to female ratio is 3.86:1; Age (43.96 ± 8.05) years old; 82 cases were unmarried, divorced or widowed, accounting for 58.16%; 94 cases with education level of junior high school or below, accounting for 66.67%; The age of initial drug use is (25.06 ± 6.34) years old; The duration of drug use is (9.07 ± 6.48) years, with a minimum of 5 months and a maximum of 27 years; 134 cases (95.04%) used opioids alone; There were 26 cases of drug injection behavior, accounting for 18.44%. The average medication dose during the treatment period was (69.54 ± 25.07) mL. The MMT maintenance rate was 40.43% (57/141). The maintenance rate of MMT is higher among patients with high education level, close residence to the outpatient clinic, convenient transportation, long drug use time, and high daily medication dosage. Conclusion: MMT patients in Pingdingshan City are mainly male, unmarried, and those with a junior high school or lower education level, which is consistent with other regions. To increase the maintenance rate, additional service extension points should be added, and attention should be paid to the population with low education, short drug use time, and low medication dosage.
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