Client Types in Different Drug Abuse Treatments: Comparisons of Follow-up Outcomes
作者:
SimpsonD. Dwayne,
SavageL. James,
期刊:
The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
(Taylor Available online 1981)
卷期:
Volume 8,
issue 4
页码: 401-418
ISSN:0095-2990
年代: 1981
DOI:10.3109/00952998109016927
出版商: Taylor&Francis
数据来源: Taylor
摘要:
Differences in background characteristics of 1,812 Black and White male opioid addicts were used as the basis for defining profiles of“typical”clients assigned to methadone maintenance (MM), therapeutic community (TC), and outpatient drug-free (DF) programs. The three client types defined by these profiles, especially reflecting variations in criminal history and legal involvement, were compared using a composite outcome measure for drug use, criminality, and employment during the first year posttreatment. There were significant outcome differences among the client types, and the client type with greater criminal involvement had the poorest outcomes. The outcomes of clients in MM, TC, and DF treatments were not significantly different from one another, but they were significantly more favorable than those for clients in outpatient detoxification and a comparison intake-only group. The major finding, however, was the lack of evidence for an optimal match between client types and treatment types leading to better posttreatment outcomes of clients.
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