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Effects of Halfway House Placement on Retention of Patients in Substance Abuse Aftercare
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It is concluded that concurrent halfway house placement can aid in aftercare retention and completion in male veterans enrolled in the Birmingham VAMC Outpatient Substance Abuse Clinic.Abstract:
One hundred twenty-four male veterans were enrolled in the Birmingham VAMC Outpatient Substance Abuse Clinic (OSAC) aftercare program following inpatient treatment for alcohol, cocaine, or mixed alcohol-cocaine abuse/dependence. Forty-two of the patients were concurrently admitted to a nearby halfway house (HH) while the remaining 82 patients made community-based (CB) living arrangements. Chi-square analysis showed the two groups were matched, p >. 05, in regard to age, race, marital status, presenting problem, and referral source. The CB group experienced significantly, p <. 05, higher early dropout (40 vs 0%) from aftercare. Of the others engaging in treatment, the HH patients stayed in OSAC aftercare 60 days longer and had significantly, p <. 01, more clinic visits. A higher proportion, p <. 01, of HH patients completed each of four treatment milestones: education group, psychological testing, psychological interview, and treatment planning/update. On average, the HH patients remained in OSAC an additi...read more
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Continuing care research: what we have learned and where we are going.
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Effectiveness of continuing care interventions for substance abusers. Implications for the study of long-term treatment effects.
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Sober living houses for alcohol and drug dependence: 18-month outcomes.
TL;DR: Results support the importance of key components of the recovery model used by SLHs: involvement in 12-step groups and developing social support systems with fewer alcohol and drug users.
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TL;DR: It was concluded that the cost of such procedures probably will limit their use since a significant economic variable (number of days hospitalized during the follow-up year) was not affected by type of aftercare.
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Predictors of successful completion of a halfway-house program for chemically-dependent women.
TL;DR: Female substance abusers' attributions about the stability and globality of positive and negative life events were used as predictors of successful completion of a halfway-house treatment program and the amount and helpfulness of social support provided by a subject's AA sponsor were both significantly correlated with program completion.
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Some factors associated with compliance in the treatment of alcoholism.
TL;DR: The findings suggest that variables related to personal perceptions of drinking problems offer a better account of compliance behaviour than the sociodemographic variables which have been the focus of previous research.