Partial Contents: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Drug Abuse Treatment (Considerations for Treatment Evaluation, Recommendations for Improving Drug Abuse Treatment); Evidence for Treatment Effectiveness (Drug Abuse Reporting Program, California Drug and ...

The Services Research Outcomes Study (SROS), the first nationally representative study of substance abuse treatment outcomes, confirms that both drug use and criminal behavior are reduced following drug abuse treatment--inpatient, outpatient and residenti...

Gender is an important variable to consider in substance abuse treatment research. The proportion of females among substance abuse treatment clients has increased over the past decade, and female clients currently constitute about one third of the treatme...

Methamphetamine; Amphetamine Dependence; Pharmacogenetics; Methamphetamine Dependence; Substance Abuse

A proportion of abusive families are resistive to treatment and reabuse their children (various studies cite rates of 16 to 60 per cent). Factors associated with poor treatment outcome include persistent denial of abuse, lack of empathy, use of severe types of abuse, and ...

Abused children may be at risk for problems with aggression. In a sample of 397 seriously emotionally disturbed children, reactive aggression was associated with documented history of physical abuse but not sexual abuse. Girls were equally likely to be classified as reactively aggressive regardless of physical ...

Objectives: To identify the incidence of self-reported physical and sexual child abuse among homeless youth, the self-perceived effects of past abuse, and current interest in treatment for past abuse among homeless youth with histories of abuse. Methods: Homeless and street-involved persons ...

The study undertakes a comprehensive evaluation of the Department of Defense alcohol abuse control programs, to include alcohol abuse prevention and education, identification, treatment and rehabilitation and program administration, to determine the effec...

Many mental health problems among substance abusing populations are directly linked to high rates of abuse and trauma. There is increasing evidence of associations between childhood physical and sexual abuse to adult substance use and HIV-risk behavior. The relationship of abuse, mental health problems, substance ...

Many mental health problems among substance abusing populations are directly linked to high rates of abuse and trauma. There is increasing evidence of associations between childhood physical and sexual abuse to adult substance use and HIV-risk behavior. The relationship of abuse, mental health problems, substance ...

Substance abuse is a frequent co-morbid condition of adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Treatment with conventional psychostimulants in adult ADHD with co-morbid stimulant abuse may be problematic. In this study, we report the case of a patient with adult ADHD with co-morbid amphetamine ...

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) supports more than 85 percent of the world's research on drug abuse and addiction, NIDA-funded research enables scientists to apply the most advanced techniques available to the study of every aspect of drug abu...

The National Treatment Improvement Evaluation Study (NTIES) is a comprehensive assessment of the results of 157 three-year demonstration grants and cooperative agreements funded by the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) within the Substance Abuse...

Although cigarette smoking is endemic among illicit drug users, drug abuse treatment programs rarely encourage smoking cessation and often discourage it. The purpose of this study was to determine whether smoking cessation after entering drug abuse treatment influenced drug use 12 months after ...

The National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors, Inc. (NASADAD) conducted a qualitative Meta-analysis of State outcome studies to determine the effectiveness of alcohol and drug abuse treatment across states primarily as measured by the...

To examine patterns of mono- versus polydrug abuse, data were obtained from intake records of 69,891 admissions to publicly funded treatment programs in Tennessee between 1998 and 2004. While descriptive statistics were employed to report frequency and patterns of mono- and polydrug abuse by demographic variables and by ...

Study assessed whether differences exist in levels of psychological distress in abused, chemically dependent adolescents when compared to non-abused counterparts, and non-abused, non-chemically dependent adolescents. Results indicated abused adolescents demonstrated more severe levels of ...

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) supports most of the worlds research on drug abuse and addiction. NIDA-funded research enables scientists to apply the most advanced techniques available to the study of every aspect of drug abuse, including: ge...

... published describing the characteristics of soldiers referred for alcohol evaluation and enrolled in ASAP for treatment of an alcohol abuse problem. ...

Correctional Drug Abuse Treatment Effectiveness will assemble and annotate all evaluation research studies on rehabilitation programs for offenders, drug abusing and non-drug abusing, conducted since 1968. This three-year project will conduct a comprehensive detailed review of such ...

... to states under the substance abuse prevention and substance abuse treatment programs contained in the proposed Drug Abuse Prevention and ...

Studies show that many individuals who have substance use problems do not receive treatment for those problems. The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) asks persons aged 12 or older to report on their symptoms of dependence on or abuse of alcoh...

The objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the treatment and rehabilitation aspects of the US Army's Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Program, with primary emphasis on the alcohol program. The total number of 'excessive' ...

The objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the treatment and rehabilitation aspects of the US Army's Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Program, with primary emphasis on the alcohol program. The total number of 'excessive' ...

Understanding the cost of resources used in substance abuse treatment is of critical concern to policymakers, payers, and providers of care. Federal and State policymakers are interested in cost-effective allocation of limited funds and in developing effi...

The purpose of this study was to examine the individual characteristics and mental health factors of dysthymic and nondysthymic substance abusers. Out of a total of 1,209 medical records reviewed to select cases of dysthymic and nondysthymic substance abusers attending a community drug treatment program, 183 ...

This background paper examines evidence for the effectiveness of treatment for drug abuse and evaluates the role of drug abuse treatment as a strategy to prevent Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) spread. Because most intravenous (IV) drug users are not in treatment, the ...

The purpose of this study was to provide a preliminary examination of intimate partner abuse in survivors of breast cancer relative to women who have never been diagnosed with cancer. The current study retrospectively evaluated the presence of physical or severe psychological abuse before cancer diagnosis, during ...

Study Reveals Widespread Effects of Cocaine on Genome Structure and Function 3/24/09 - Brain Activity Prior to Drug Treatment May Predict Treatment Outcomes for Cocaine...

Incarcerated women have high rates of substance abuse problems and trauma. A variety of variables may influence whether these women seek help or are referred for substance abuse problems. This study reports an exploratory project on service utilization among incarcerated substance-dependent women (N = 40) in southeastern Idaho. Using ...

Several important findings from the drug abuse treatment outcome studies (DATOS) are presented in this issue of drug and alcohol dependence. These studies focus on the drug abuse treatment process in areas of engagement in treatment and participation in ...

SUMMARYSubstance abuse prevalence rates for Latinos/as generally mirror those of the general U.S. population; however, a number of indicators of assimilation to U.S. culture as well as sociodemographic variables predict substance use and abuse among this group. Latinos/as have poorer outcomes in substance abuse ...

Compared treatment needs and services received in six areas based on the Treatment Outcome Prospective Study and the Drug Abuse Treatment Outcome Studies for Adolescents (DATOS-A). Found a general decline in services received that was only partially offset by significant ...

Substance abuse is an important health issue facing children involved with child welfare, but little is known about the associated factors. The purpose of this study was to build on findings from the "Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect-2003" and use a national sample of 10-15 year old ...