The objective of this manual assessment is to measure the changes experienced by a sample representative of the clients receiving services in the program who have completed a course of methadone maintenance treatment.

The dimensions of behavior evaluated include, illicit drug use, employment status, source of income, living arrangements, health status and correctional status. According to our procedure, information obtained on admission is compared with data obtained at the time of discharge. A summary of the findings and programmatic implications is presented in Appendix C as well as a table summarizing the changes experienced by the client sample.