Rod Funk

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors evaluated the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of five short-term outpatient interventions for adolescents with cannabis use disorders, including Motivational Enhancement Therapy plus Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (MET/CBT) with a 12-session regimen of MET and CBT and another that included family education and therapy components.

TL;DR: Overall, the clinical outcomes were very similar across sites and conditions; however, after controlling for initial severity, the most cost-effective interventions were MET/CBT5 and MET-CBT12 in Trial 1 and ACRA and MET/ CBT5 in Trial 2.

TL;DR: The importance of post-discharge recovery management checkups as a means to improve the long-term outcomes of people with chronic substance use disorders is demonstrated.

TL;DR: The characteristics of this sample exemplify the complex nature of adolescent substance use and abuse among adolescents entering outpatient treatment programs, and Implications of these findings are discussed in terms of treatment needs, challenges, and prognostic implications.

TL;DR: The authors examined the need, feasibility, and validity of combining two biometric (urine and saliva) and three self-report measures of substance use for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, and other substances (including alcohol and other drugs).