Program Variation in Treatment Outcomes Among Women in Residential Drug Treatment

Multilevel modeling was used to assess the program characteristics associated with treatment retention among 637 women in 16 residential drug treatment programs in the Drug Abuse Treatment Outcome Study. Women who were pregnant or had dependent children had higher rates of retention in programs in w...

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Published in:Evaluation review 2000-08, Vol.24 (4), p.364-383
Main Authors: Grella, Christine E., Joshi, Vandana, Hser, Yih-Ing
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abstinence
Adolescent
Adult
Block Grants
Child Care
Child Rearing
Client Characteristics (Human Services)
Dependents
Drug Abuse
Drug Therapy
Drug Use
Evaluation
Family Counseling
Female
Females
Humans
Mothers
Narcotics
Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
Outcomes of Treatment
Parents
Participation
Pregnancy
Prenatal Care
Program Evaluation
Residential care
Residential Treatment - organization & administration
Retention
Self Esteem
Social Support Groups
Special Needs Students
Substance Abuse
Substance abuse treatment
Substance Abuse Treatment Centers - organization & administration
Substance-Related Disorders - therapy
Therapy
Treatment Outcomes
Treatment Programs
United States
Vocational Education
Women
Womens Health Care
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Summary:Multilevel modeling was used to assess the program characteristics associated with treatment retention among 637 women in 16 residential drug treatment programs in the Drug Abuse Treatment Outcome Study. Women who were pregnant or had dependent children had higher rates of retention in programs in which there were higher percentages of other such women. Longer retention was associated with higher rates of posttreatment abstinence. Bivariate analyses showed that programs with higher proportions of pregnant and parenting women provided more services related to women's needs. The findings support the provision of specialized services and programs for women in order to improve outcomes of drug abuse treatment.
ISSN:0193-841X
1552-3926
DOI:10.1177/0193841X0002400402