[Effect of maintenance treatments on social life. A study with general practitioners].

The objective of this retrospective study was to describe drug maintenance treatments (DMT) in ambulatory care, and to evaluate their impact on social life. A convenience sample of 665 patients on DMT was recruited by 94 general practitioners in three geographic areas (Ile-de-France, Alsace, Aquitaine), and interviewed face to face by independent staff with a standardized questionnaire on three periods (one month before DMT, 6 months after beginning of DMT and 1 month before inclusion within the survey). Among the 665 patients, 76% were on buprenorphine, 20% on methadone, and 4% on morphine sulfate.