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Characteristics and Outcomes of College-Age Adults Enrolled in Private Residential Treatment: Implications for Practice
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College-age adults improved on all outcome measures, and posttreatment service use shows significant difference between college-age and older participants, which implications for practice are discussed.Abstract:
Substance use among college-age adults is of interest due to high levels of use and low levels of treatment access and engagement relative to other adults. Data collected from 1,972 clients in residential services were analyzed to investigate differences in use patterns, treatment outcomes, and other life area problems. Participants completed an Addiction Severity Index (ASI) and the University of Rhode Island Change Assessment (URICA) at baseline, and an ASI and Treatment Services Review at 1-month and 6-month postdischarge interviews. Almost a quarter (24.1%) of participants were college age (18–25 years old). They were more likely to be White and male, and less likely to complete treatment although they had a longer average length of stay. College-age adults improved on all outcome measures, and posttreatment service use shows significant difference between college-age and older participants. Implications for practice are discussed.read more
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Youth Require Tailored Treatment for Opioid Use and Mental Health Problems: A Comparison with Adults
TL;DR: It is suggested that to improve treatment outcomes, youth need easily accessible, developmentally appropriate treatment programs tailored to their unique needs, with a focus on integrated concurrent disorders treatment and harm reduction.
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Emerging Adults in Inpatient Substance Use Treatment: A Prospective Cohort Study of Patient Characteristics and Treatment Outcomes
TL;DR: Treatment and follow-up initiatives could be better tailored for emerging adults manifesting polysubstance use and ADHD to reduce the likelihood of unfavorable treatment outcomes in this patient group.
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TL;DR: Lifetime prevalence estimates are higher in recent cohorts than in earlier cohorts and have fairly stable intercohort differences across the life course that vary in substantively plausible ways among sociodemographic subgroups.
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Emerging adulthood. A theory of development from the late teens through the twenties.
TL;DR: Evidence is provided to support the idea that emerging adulthood is a distinct period demographically, subjectively, and in terms of identity explorations that exists only in cultures that allow young people a prolonged period of independent role exploration during the late teens and twenties.
A Theory of Development From the Late Teens Through the Twenties
TL;DR: In this paper, emerging adulthood is proposed as a new conception of development for the period from the late teens through the twenties, with a focus on ages 18-25, and evidence is provided to support the idea that emerging adults are a distinct period demographically, subjectively, and in terms of identity explorations.