Showing papers in "Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment in 2000"

TL;DR: It is found that among recovering individuals, higher levels of religious faith and spirituality were associated with a more optimistic life orientation, greater perceived social support, higher resilience to stress, and lower levels of anxiety.

TL;DR: Findings demonstrated that ASI scores were internally consistent and valid, even though the recommended administration protocol may not always have been followed as faithfully as might be desirable, which robustness bodes well for the use of the ASI in on-line clinical environments.

TL;DR: There is an additive effect of these recovery activities in that those who participate concurrently in both drug treatment and 12-step programs had higher rates of abstinence than those who participated only in treatment or in 12- step programs.

TL;DR: Higher rates of depression were found among NEP attendees than among those enrolled in MMTP, and mental health referrals should be part of the growing number of needle exchanges in the United States.

TL;DR: It is concluded that reduced drug use and increased drug treatment enrollment associated with needle exchange participation may have many public health benefits, including prevention of blood-borne viral transmission.

TL;DR: Several screening instruments in detecting substance use disorders among prison inmates were examined and the Texas Christian University Drug Screen, the Simple Screening Instrument, and a combined instrument-Alcohol Dependence Scale/Addiction Severity Index-Drug Use section were found to be the most effective.

TL;DR: For both genders, CPSA and ADVIOL were associated with higher rates of PTSD, which in turn predicted poorer treatment adherence as measured by ongoing co-occurring drug abuse 3 months postadmission, underscore the need for routine assessment and targeted treatment of trauma in methadone patients.

TL;DR: It is suggested that effective therapeutic interventions and long-term recovery are more likely to succeed if avoiding "alternative consequences" are contingent on continued compliance with addiction treatment by those who suffer from addictive illnesses.

TL;DR: Logistic regression results found completers had more social conformity and close friends, and less need for employment counseling, felony drug convictions, drug dealing income, and unprotected sex than dropouts.

TL;DR: A disconcertingly high proportion of patients (66%) reported having engaged in HIV-risk behavior since learning their HIV-seropositive status, and level of HIV-related knowledge did not predict high- risk behavior.

TL;DR: Findings indicate the importance of assessing family history of violence in substance abusers entering treatment, as this may have significant implications for treatment outcome.

TL;DR: The positive response to treatment exceeds that expected from naltrexone alone (90% dropout), and promising results suggest that controlled studies of this medication combination should be conducted.

TL;DR: Examination of the association between relapse-to-drinking and depressive symptomatology measured during inpatient treatment for alcohol disorder and 3 months posttreatment revealed that those with persistent depressive symptomAtology reported at both baseline and 3 weeks posttreatment did not experience worse outcomes that those who reported symptom atology at 3 monthsPosttreatment alone.

TL;DR: This study examines the relationship of drinking goals, reasons for the goals, recognition of situations increasing risk of drinking, and subsequent antepartum consumption in 123 alcohol screen-positive pregnant women receiving a brief intervention in the 16th week of gestation.

TL;DR: Interview data from an urban sample of dually diagnosed members of self-help groups concerning the challenges confronting them in their recovery indicate that most clients struggle with emotional and socioeconomic issues which bear significantly on their ability to handle adequately other aspects of recovery.

TL;DR: For example, the authors found that high-level "at-risk" alcohol use (odds ratio [OR], 2.5) and alcohol abuse (OR, 2.3) were significantly associated with needle sharing when controlling for other demographic and behavioral factors previously found to be associated with sharing.

TL;DR: It is recommended that the prenatal patient who responds positively in her personal history regarding any of these three experiences should be carefully evaluated for problems related to the other two.

TL;DR: Findings showed that the SP intervention significantly reduced the likelihood of early dropout compared with controls, and the enhanced effects are most evident for the new inductees with the lowest levels of motivation.

TL;DR: Four scales from the ASI collected on samples of adult subscribers to a large health maintenance organization (HMO) in northern California, as well as an adult clinical sample from the same geographic region with the same HMO insurance, are included, thereby offering informative contrasts.

TL;DR: This article presents guidelines for the design and evaluation of health-care services to transgendered populations and discusses transgenderism as well as the substance use problems and difficulties within substance use treatment thattransgendered men and women may face.

TL;DR: It is suggested that a large percentage of older adults who receive elder-specific inpatient alcoholism treatment attain positive outcomes across a range of outcome measures.

TL;DR: This study conducted mall intercept surveys in two communities and used the contingent valuation (CV) method to value drug treatment, demonstrating how the results of the CV method may be used in a benefit-cost analysis of drug treatment.

TL;DR: The Steps of Change Model hypothesizes that help-seeking behavior of substance-abusing women may reflect a hierarchy of readiness based on the immediacy, or time urgency, of their treatment issues, and is extended by proposing "Steps of Change" as they relate to entry into substance abuse treatment programs for women.

TL;DR: The results illustrate the importance of assessing and treating substance use among offenders of domestic violence, as this may be an important indicator for higher dropout rates and reoffenses among this population.

TL;DR: This article investigated patterns of drinking and drinking outcomes among 753 drug-misusing clients recruited to the National Treatment Outcome Research Study (NTORS) and found that more than one third of those who were drinking at intake reported problematic or highly problematic patterns of alcohol consumption.

TL;DR: Men treated for alcohol addiction who relapsed after residential treatment were surveyed to identify high-risk events, which had functioned as relapse determinants as mentioned in this paper, guided by G. Alan Marlatt's relapse prevention model.

TL;DR: This article presents a family-based treatment engagement strategy successfully employed with a sample of substance-abusing youth staying in a southwestern shelter, and outlines motivating factors appropriate to context of the families' lives and to the developmental position of the client.

TL;DR: Results suggest that programs vary considerably regarding the extent to which comprehensive services are provided and to whom they are offered, and that specialized substance abuse treatment for women may be at risk for becoming too specialized.

TL;DR: There clearly remains a need for the development of a valid, reliable screening instrument that can be easily incorporated into the practices and procedures found in primary care settings.

TL;DR: Compared to males, women entered treatment with more psychological symptoms and AIDS/HIV-risky behaviors; they also presented with less criminal activity, less alcohol use, and higher motivation.