Adolescent Community Reinforcement Approach implementation and treatment outcomes for youth with opioid problem use.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This paper compares adolescents with primary opioid problem use (OPU) to those with primary marijuana or alcohol problem use (MAPU) who received up to six months of Adolescent Community Reinforcement Approach (A-CRA), an empirically supported treatment.

Methods

Intake clinical characteristics, treatment implementation measures, and clinical outcomes of two substance problem groups (OPU and MAPU) were compared using data from 1712 adolescents receiving A-CRA treatment. Data were collected at intake and 3, 6, and 12 months post-intake.

Results

At intake, adolescents in the OPU group were more likely than those in the MAPU group to be Caucasian, older, female, and not attending school; report greater substance and mental health problems; and engage in social a

SUBMITTER: Godley MD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5400724 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature