TREATING TEENS

The Effectiveness of Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment:
A Brief Summary of Studies Through 2001

Michael L. Dennis & Michelle K. White (2003)
Bloomington, IL: Chestnut Health Systems.


To support the development of Drug Strategies' Treating Teens: A Guide to Adolescent Drug Programs (2003), we have summarized the major adolescent substance abuse treatment studies that had been completed and been published (or submitted for publication) through 2001. The summary is divided into the following sections:

•Methodology, Key to Abstracts, and List of Prior Literature Reviews
•List of Major Studies Identified
•Crosswalk of Treatment Approaches Studied
•Detailed Study Abstracts (opens in new browser window)
•Abbreviation Glossary

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The development of this summary was supported by funds from Drug Strategies, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (contract no. 277-00-6500). The opinions expressed in this summary are based on the authors' interpretation of the literature published on the treatment models in each column (see citations in the appendix) and do not represent official positions of Drug Strategies, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation or any agency of the government. Questions, comments and additions should be addressed to Michael L. Dennis, Chestnut Health Systems, 720 West Chestnut, Bloomington, IL 61701, mdennis@chestnut.org or 309-827-6026.

Please cite as: Michael L. Dennis & Michelle K. White (12/19/2002). The effectiveness of adolescent substance abuse treatment: a brief summary of studies through 2001, (prepared for Drug Strategies adolescent treatment handbook). Bloomington, IL: Chestnut Health Systems.





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