Table 3

Treatment Outcomes by Current Legal Problem Status and Treatment Condition

No Current Legal ProblemsCurrent Legal Problems
Standard Care (n = 65)CM (n = 180)Standard Care (n = 50)CM (n = 98)
Primary treatment outcomes
    Retention in treatment, wk5.3 (3.5)7.9 (4.0)5.9 (3.7)6.5 (3.7)
    Longest duration of abstinence, wk3.4 (2.6)6.2 (4.5)3.6 (3.4)4.9 (4.1)
    Proportion of negative samples0.83 (0.31)0.85 (0.26)0.84 (0.31)0.84 (0.29)
Nine-month follow-up
    Negative samples, % (available data)71.2 (n = 31 of 43)70.4 (n = 88 of 125)82.8 (n = 24 of 29)72.3 (n = 34 of 47)
    Negative samples, % (missing coded positive)47.7 (n = 31 of 65)48.9 (n = 88 of 180)48.0 (n = 24 of 50)34.7 (n = 34 of 98)
  • Data are the unadjusted mean (standard deviation). CM, contingency management + standard care.