期刊名称：Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy
电子版ISSN：1747-597X
出版年度：2008
卷号：3
出版社：BioMed Central
摘要：Background: In Italy, a large cohort study (VEdeTTE1) was conducted between 1998–2001 to evaluate the
effectiveness of treatments in reducing mortality and increasing treatment retention among heroin addicts. The
follow-up of this cohort (VEdeTTE2) was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of treatments on long-term
outcomes, such as rehabilitation and social re-integration. The purpose of this paper is to describe the protocol
of the VEdeTTE2 study, and to present the results of the pilot study carried out to assess the feasibility of the
study and to improve study procedures.
