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Table 1 Awareness of AOD specific treatment options and treatment utilization for methamphetamine withdrawal management

From: Treatment utilization and barriers to treatment: Results of a survey of dependent methamphetamine users

Treatment option

Treatment awareness n (%) (n = 126)

Treatment utilization n (%) (n = 125)

Drug counseling

121 (96%)

28 (22%)

Narcotics Anonymous

113 (90%)

14 (11%)

Residential/inpatient withdrawal

98 (78%)

19 (15%)

Outpatient withdrawal

73 (58%)

5 (4%)

General practitioner (GP)a

n/a

9 (7%)

Therapeutic communityb

n/a

8 (6%)

  1. aGP (not AOD specific)
  2. bAwareness of therapeutic communities was not asked
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Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy

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