Judith B. Cohen

TL;DR: Findings continue to support the value of integrated treatment for co-occurring conditions, especially the importance of training counseling staff to handle psychotic symptoms when needed.

TL;DR: The Methamphetamine Treatment Project offers the opportunity to examine the history of abuse and violence in a sample of 1016 methamphetamine users participating in a multisite study between 1999-2001 as mentioned in this paper.

TL;DR: Examination of the clients receiving services though this project provides an opportunity to explore particular issues of diverse special populations who are impacted by the problem of MA dependence, and strategies that have been used to overcome these barriers.

TL;DR: Why women begin use of methamphetamine, especially those that differ from the usual reasons for initiating drug use, are described and treatment issues and options that can be responsive to the distinctive needs of women dependent on methamphetamine are addressed.

TL;DR: Rates of job acquisition were modest for both groups, suggesting more intensive interventions may be needed, and JSW group participants did not have higher rates of employment/training than SC controls.