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STUDY 2001 PDF file 193Kb
Lasting benefits of drug treatment in England
The NTORS study shows that substantial improvements in crime and drug use seen by the end of the first year after starting drug dependence treatment persisted to five years, though a large minority of the sample were still regularly using illegal drugs.
STUDY 2001 PDF file 209Kb
Simple induction procedures help alcohol and drug users engage with residential rehabilitation
In the USA relatively simple extensions to induction procedures for residential rehabilitation made a radical difference to how deeply coerced and other less motivated clients engaged with the programmes.
STUDY 2000 PDF file 110Kb
Mandatory aftercare (probably) reduces recidivism after prison treatment
Reduced reoffending after treatment in Texas's first prison-based therapeutic community for drug users depended on completion of a residential aftercare phase, reinforcing the throughcare element of UK prison service plans.
STUDY 2000 PDF file 581Kb
Force in the sunshine state
Early in the 1960s administrative blunders in California paved the way for what remains the most convincing test of court-ordered treatment. The mistakes created a near-perfect yet natural control group against which to compare outcomes.
STUDY 2000 PDF file 166Kb
Rare attempt to compare cost-effectiveness of different treatments for different clients
Studies of the cost-effectiveness of addiction treatment in Ohio suggest that per $, short intensive programmes deliver the best abstinence returns for severely addicted patients, less intensive outpatient programmes for patients using less frequently.
STUDY 2000 PDF file 167Kb
Cocaine treatment nets benefits for society
Major US national project shows that even the least promising of cocaine dependents can dramatically cut drug use and crime, though it often takes long-term residential care. Less problematic clients generally do just as well in non-residential settings.
STUDY 2000 PDF file 148Kb
English residential rehabilitation services doing well but could do better
A report from the UK National Treatment Outcome Research Study (NTORS) spotlights the achievements of residential services for drug users but more could be done to improve retention and it is unclear how much the treatment had to do with the outcomes.
REVIEW 2000 PDF file 140Kb
Attending AA: encourage but don't coerce
A synthesis of studies which tested Alcoholics Anonymous groups or AA-based residential programmes against formal/no treatment suggests outcomes are similar to other treatments when the drinker chooses these options. Coercion may be counterproductive.
STUDY 2000 PDF file 165Kb
Brief 12-step therapy can work for children too
The limitations of US health insurance permitted this rare quasi-random test of whether 12-step treatment is effective for adolescents dependent mainly on cannabis or alcohol and of whether doing this in a residential setting improves outcomes.
STUDY 1999 PDF file 217Kb
Major national treatment study suggests British drug services deliver net cost savings
Influential results from the national English drug treatment evaluation included a cut in the crime rate to a third of pre-treatment levels, leading to an estimate that every extra £1 spent on treatment saved over £3 in the costs of crime alone.
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