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What state do substance abuse counselors make the most money? 

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The lack of specific drug and alcohol training brings the quality of preparation for substance abuse counselors into question.
The authors' work with the Maine, Massachusetts, and Ohio substance abuse information systems demonstrates ways services researchers can investigate the organization, use, costs, and cost-effectiveness of publicly funded substance abuse treatment services.
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Ellen Meara, Richard G. Frank 
01 Sep 2005-Addiction
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We develop a framework that could be used to determine optimal spending on substance abuse treatment in the United States.
Its purpose is to suggest that the profession of rehabilitation counseling can have a positive impact on the professionalization of substance abuse counseling.
The correlation analysis revealed that counselors who have no formal training in substance abuse perceived a very poor adequacy of their graduate training and believed they were not at all competent in providing services.
Results suggested that providing educational preparation for students aspiring to be substance abuse counselors should be implemented.
These data describe a substantial unmet need for money management assistance in psychiatric inpatients, particularly among those with substance abuse disorders.
Despite their lack of substance abuse training, counselors were highly confident in their ability to provide quality substance abuse services.
Findings raise concerns about the scope and quality of clinical supervision available to substance abuse counselors.
Although not all states provided substance abuse benefits under their Medicaid programs, our findings suggest that a majority of states used managed care arrangements to provide substance abuse treatment, with most providing an array of covered services.
Findings suggest that clearly defined procedures and sufficient staffing of qualified substance abuse counselors could lead to better programs.
These data suggest that management practices in TCs and perhaps in other types of substance abuse treatment facilities likely play a substantial role in counselors' well-being and in their decisions to leave their jobs.
Results indicate that most substance abuse counselors are not being prepared for practice with traumatized populations in their formal academic training, although many obtained some trauma training through continuing education activities.