The present study apphed a quasi-experimental design to examine whether methadone mainte
nance treatment demonstrates cumulative (i.e., rehabilitative) or stabilizing effects on behavior
of narcotics addicts over multiple treatment episodes. Nearly 1,000 addicts in Southern Califor
nia methadone maintenance clinics were interviewed to obtain retrospective self-report infor
mation on their addiction histories. Nine measures, including use of narcotics and other drugs,
crime involvement, and employment, were analyzed using repeated measures analysis of vari
ance. The observed patterns of behavioral changes clearly indicated stabilizing effects for most
of the measures, but no indication of cumulative effects were observed.
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