Setting the Standard for Recovery
March 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This study explores the issue of addiction among the physician population and the efficacy of certain programs designed to address it.
Substance Abuse Treatment
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Adolescent-Only Substance Abuse Treatment
March 1, 2009 | Journal Article
The Center for Substance Abuse Treatment promotes the separation of adolescent and adult substance abuse treatment services as a benchmark for treatment quality. This report isolates organizational characteristics that determine the availability and quality of adolescent-only treatment for substance abuse.
Study Finds that Substance Abuse Treatment Reduces Criminal Behavior and Drug Use of Adolescents in the Criminal Justice System
January 28, 2010 | Program Result
Investigators at the University of Pittsburgh coordinated a longitudinal study of 1,355 serious adolescent offenders in Philadelphia and Phoenix to learn what paths led them to continued engagement with the criminal justice system or away from it.
Gosnold on Cape Cod: Increasing Retention and Completion Rates in Inpatient Treatment
April 28, 2010 | Story
Gosnold had invested over $300,000 in an agencywide practice management software system that would coordinate clinical and administrative services.
Pilot Program of Research to Integrate Substance Abuse Issues into Mainstream Medicine (PRISM)
October 15, 2009 | Program Result
PRISM sought to encourage physicians and health care researchers to address the effects of alcohol and drug abuse on serious chronic illnesses.
The Influence of Program Mediators on Eleventh Grade Outcomes for Seventh Grade Substance Users and Nonusers
April 3, 2009 | Journal Article
The Take Charge of Your Life (TCYL) campaign was a universal school-based substance abuse intervention. A study of the program found that TCYL participants increased use of certain substances. This article assesses TCYL's effect on mediating factors to substance use.
Head Start Programs Identify and Provide Extra Support to Families at Risk
October 5, 2009 | Program Result
Expanding the capacity of Head Start agencies to identify and assist families in need was a key ingredient of Free To Grow. That was especially so in New Britain, Conn., and Orange, Calif.
CASAWORKS for Families Helps Women Get Off Drugs and Into Jobs
October 1, 2009 | Program Result
Columbia University planned and carried out a demonstration project to help substance-abusing women on welfare reduce drug and alcohol use and secure and retain jobs.
Public Funding? Private Funding? No Matter the Source, Substance Abuse Treatment Centers Fall Short of Ideal Model
September 18, 2009 | Program Result
Researchers at the Center for Research on Behavioral Health and Human Services Delivery examined practices in 403 privately funded and 363 publicly funded substance abuse treatment centers.
Addiction Services Executives Learn about Measurement and Quality Improvement
August 27, 2009 | Program Result
The 2007 Annual State Associations of Addiction Services National Conference for Executives and Senior Managers in Addiction Services focused on issues of organizational capacity, quality, management, budget and policy.