The effects of drug dependence on social systems has helped shape the generally held
view that drug dependence is primarily a social problem, not a health problem. In turn …

This volume provides a comprehensive review of the essentials of the Therapeutic
Community (TC) theory and its practical" whole person" approach to the treatment of …

Tompkins/White/Bozer/Tanchoco is the leading facilities planning book on the market, today.
Its blending of breadth and depth of coverage are unmatched. Thousands of engineering …

Policymakers and public managers around the world have become preoccupied with the
question of how their goals can be achieved in a way that rebuilds public confidence in …

We provide the first analysis of the relationship between economic conditions and the use of
illicit drugs other than marijuana. Drawing on US data from 2002 to 2015, we find mixed …

Followup results from the Drug Abuse Treatment Outcome Studies (DATOS) 1-year and 5-
year followups were used to describe the long-term outcomes of drug treatment and to …

Clients in the national Drug Abuse Treatment Outcome Study reported significant overall
improvements in drug use and related measures during a 12-month follow-up period. A …

In recent years, there has been significant progress and expansion in the development of
evidence-based psychosocial treatments for substance abuse and dependence. A literature …

Aims. This study examined client motivation as a predictor of retention and therapeutic
engagement across the major types of treatment settings represented in the third national …

This study compared the pretreatment characteristics and posttreatment outcomes of
substance-abusing adolescents with and without comorbid mental disorders in the Drug …