OBJECTIVE To assess the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of four treatment modalities for substance abuse. DATA SOURCES The study used data from the Services Research Outcomes Study (SROS), a survey of 3,047 clients in a random sample of 99 drug treatment facilities across the United States. Detailed sociodemographic, substance use, and clinical data were abstracted from treatment records...

Background: Substance use during pregnancy and motherhood is both a public health and criminal justice concern. Negative health consequences associated with substance use impact both the mother and the developing fetus, and there are ongoing attempts to criminalize substance use during pregnancy that put pregnant substanceusing women at risk of detection, arrest, and punishment. This study expl...

BACKGROUND Little is known regarding the demographic and behavioral characteristics of nonmedical prescription drug users (NMPDUs) entering substance abuse treatment settings, and information on the HIV-related risk profiles of NMPDUs is especially lacking. Participation in substance abuse treatment provides a critical opportunity for HIV prevention and intervention, but successful initiatives ...

background and aim: one of the common problems in people with obsessive-compulsive disorder and substance abuse is emotion regulation difficult. the aim of this study was to compare emotion regulation strategies in people with obsessive-compulsive disorder, substance abuse and normal people. materials and methods: this study was conducted with historical cohort method. 40 patients with ocd, 40 ...

American Indians residing on-reservation were interviewed regarding their substance use and treatment utilization. One-third had a current substance abuse problem. Predictors included gender, tribe, age, employment status, household income, and educational attainment. Almost two-thirds of those with substance abuse problems had received no treatment within the past year. A combination of formal...

BACKGROUND Despite high levels of substance use disorders in Cape Town, substance abuse treatment utilization is low among people from disadvantaged communities in Cape Town, South Africa. To improve substance abuse treatment utilization, it is important to identify any potential barriers to treatment initiation so that interventions to reduce these barriers can be implemented. To date, substan...