Overview

This edited collection builds on the editors' previous works Drug Abuse Treatment: The Implementation of Innovative Approaches (Greenwood, 1994) and Innovative Approaches in the Treatment of Drug Abuse: Program Models and Strategies (Greenwood, 1993). This new book carries the study further by looking at the effectiveness of these treatment approaches. The essays represent an effort to systematically integrate science and practice in order to improve drug abuse treatment.

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Author:   Frank M. Tims ,  James A. Inciardi ,  Bennett W. Fletcher ,  Arthur MacNeil Horton, Jr.
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Praeger Publishers Inc
Volume:   No. 49.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.568kg
ISBN:  

9780313300653

ISBN 10:   0313300658
Pages:   280
Publication Date:   28 January 1997
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Introduction: An Overview of the Applied Evaluation Research Portfolio by Frank M. Tims, Bennett W. Fletcher, James A. Inciardi, and Arthur M. Horton, Jr. Methadone Programs The Effectiveness of the Los Angeles Enhanced Methadone Maintenance Project: Reducing HIV Risk among Injection Drug Users by Christine E. Grella et al. Outcomes of Innovations to Improve Retention on Methadone by James F. Maddux Evaluating the Effectiveness of Mobile Drug Abuse Treatment by Joseph V. Brady, Karst J. Besteman, and Lawrence Greenfield Residential Programs Outcomes of Four Residential Treatment Models--Project IMPACT by Jane McCusker et al. CREST Outreach Center: A Model for Blending Treatment and Corrections by Dorothy Lockwood, James A. Inciardi, and Hilary L. Surratt Homeless, Mentally Ill, Chemical Abusing Men in Different, Community Based, Treatment Programs by Michael Rahav et al. Case Management Programs The Effectiveness of Case Management in Working with Intravenous Drug Users by Cheryl L. Mejta et al. Case Management for Drug Involved Parolees: It Proved to Be a Hard ACT to Follow, by Steven S. Martin et al. Treatment Induction and Case Management: Two Promising Drug Treatment Enhancements by Harvey A. Siegal et al. Multi-Modality and Other Eclectic Programs Therapeutic Community Methods in Methadone-Maintenance (Passages): An Empirical Evaluation by George De Leon et al. Improving Retention and Outcome in the Treatment of Cocaine Addiction by Kimberly C. Kirby et al. The DATAR Project: Cognitive and Behavioral Enhancements to Community-Based Treatments by D. Dwayne Simpson, Donald F. Dansereau, and George W. Joe The Effectiveness of a Day Treatment Therapeutic Community by Joseph Guydish et al. The Comprehensive Vocational Enhancement Program: Results of a Five-Year Research/Demonstration Project by Paula H. Kleinman et al. The Effect of Treatment on High Risk Sexual Behaviors and Substance Use: St. Louis' Effort to Reduce the Spread of AIDS Among Injection Drug Users by Linda B. Cottler, Renee M. Cunningham, and Wilson M. Compton, III Index About the Contributors

Reviews

?Overall, this is a well organized and well written volume that will serve as an excellent resource for drug abuse researchers and as a guide for clinical program directors who are looking for treatment strategies that will help engage and retain drug-abusing clients in treatment....[T]his volume is a very good reference for researchers in drug abuse treatment and for clinical directors and programming for drug-abusing clients....[T]he material presented is clear and concise....[T]he additional focus of this volume on treatment retention and HIV reduction makes this book a well-timed resource for researchers and others interested in these issues.?-Journal of Studies on Alcohol Overall, this is a well organized and well written volume that will serve as an excellent resource for drug abuse researchers and as a guide for clinical program directors who are looking for treatment strategies that will help engage and retain drug-abusing clients in treatment....[T]his volume is a very good reference for researchers in drug abuse treatment and for clinical directors and programming for drug-abusing clients....[T]he material presented is clear and concise....[T]he additional focus of this volume on treatment retention and HIV reduction makes this book a well-timed resource for researchers and others interested in these issues. -Journal of Studies on Alcohol

Overall, this is a well organized and well written volume that will serve as an excellent resource for drug abuse researchers and as a guide for clinical program directors who are looking for treatment strategies that will help engage and retain drug-abusing clients in treatment....[T]his volume is a very good reference for researchers in drug abuse treatment and for clinical directors and programming for drug-abusing clients....[T]he material presented is clear and concise....[T]he additional focus of this volume on treatment retention and HIV reduction makes this book a well-timed resource for researchers and others interested in these issues. -Journal of Studies on Alcohol

Author Information

FRANK M. TIMS is Deputy Chief, Treatment Research Branch, National Institute on Drug Abuse. JAMES A. INCIARDI is Director of the Center for Drug and Alcohol Studies and Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice at the University of Delaware. BENNETT W. FLETCHER's primary work at the National Institute on Drug Abuse has been in developing large-scale longitudinal drug treatment evaluation research, including the Drug Abuse Treatment Outcome Study. ARTHUR MACNEILL HORTON, JR. is a Research Psychologist/Project Officer in the Treatment Research Branch of the Division of Clinical Research of the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Previous books by these editors include Drug Abuse Treatment: The Implementation of Innovative Approaches (Greenwood, 1994) and Innovative Approaches in the Treatment of Drug Abuse: Program Models and Strategies (Greenwood, 1993).

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