A Guide to Adolescent Drug Treatment Programs

Treating Teens…

• Identified 9 key elements of effective adolescent drug treatment

• Provided a first-of-its-kind online database of current, reliable information on 144 adolescent treatment programs across the country, searchable by state and treatment program

• Described in detail 7 promising adolescent programs that included a range of treatment approaches

• Provided practical resources, such as hot-line help telephone numbers for each state and questions every parent should ask when considering a program