Internet-delivered treatment for substance abuse: a multisite randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Computer-delivered interventions have the potential to improve access to quality addiction treatment care. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the Therapeutic Education System (TES), an Internet-delivered behavioral intervention that includes motivational incentives, as a clinician-extender in the treatment of substance use disorders.

Method

Adult men and women (N=507) entering 10 outpatient addiction treatment programs were randomly assigned to receive 12 weeks of either treatment as usual (N=252) or treatment as usual plus TES, with the intervention substituting for about 2 hours of standard care per week (N=255). TES consists of 62 computerized interactive modules covering skills for achieving and maintaining abstinence, plus prize-b

SUBMITTER: Campbell AN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4079279 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature