Characteristics of a Treatment-Seeking Population in Outpatient Addiction Treatment Centers in Mexico

Abstract

Substance use related problems, clinical features, and addiction severity reported by treatment seekers are important characteristics to take into account when planning treatment as they facilitate tailoring treatment to meet patients' needs.

Wanting and Getting Help for Substance Problems on Both Sides of the US-Mexico Border

“…While our hypothesis that the predisposing, need and enabling factors would explain or attenuate the border effect was not supported, the effect of those factors was largely consistent with other studies showing that male gender, older age, unemployment, lower education, and severity of need are associated with higher likelihood of obtaining treatment in Mexican and Mexican American populations [6, 7, 9, 19, 20, 57, 59]. …”

Violence narratives of Mexican women treated in mutual-aid residential centers for addiction treatment

“…The lack of addiction treatment in Mexico led to the formation of different forms of social organization of non-profit organizations and clinics to treat addiction problems [12, 13]. Many of these organizations in Mexico, denominated by Marín-Navarrete et al [14] as mutual-aid residential centers for addiction treatment (CRAMAA, for its acronym in Spanish), have based their interventions on interpretations of the twelve-step philosophy that gained popularity during the 80’s and 90’s [15].…”

Motivational enhancement treatment in outpatient addiction centers: A multisite randomized trial

“…In terms of baseline levels of substance use, 51.7% of the population reported between 1-10 days of substance use, 21.7% between 11-20 days, and 26.7% between 21-28 days. Baseline characteristics of the sample, including the description of the association with comorbid conditions have been published by Marín-Navarrete et al (2014) .…”

“…This RCT was the first trial implemented in the Mexican Clinical Trials Network ( Horigian et al, 2016 , Horigian et al, 2015 , Marín-Navarrete et al, 2014 ). Considering the need to improve mental health research in low and middle-Income countries ( Collins et al, 2011 ), the network was the result of a technology transfer process between the Mexican National Institute of Psychiatry Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz (INPRFM) in Mexico and the University of Miami in the United States to develop research infrastructure and capacity to conduct rigorous RCTs in community-based addiction and mental health treatment centers in Mexico ( Horigian et al, 2015 ).…”

“…Data from the National Addiction Survey reports that only 1.0% of alcohol and 9.4% of drug users seek specialized treatment of which only 17.5% and 35% finish treatment ( Secretaría de Salud, 2012a , Secretaría de Salud, 2012b ). In recent years, efforts have been made to make specialized treatment more available to the population ( Marín-Navarrete et al, 2014 ) and while they have enhanced the capacity to reach patients in need of treatment (e.g. treatment utilization in alcohol users increased 13% between 2008 and 2011); reported dropout rates suggest there is still a need for interventions that improve patients’ engagement in treatment ( Secretaría de Salud, 2012a ).…”