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Chemical Dependency
Researchers from University of Miami report details of new studies and findings in the area of chemical dependency
March 21st, 2009
"Although the primary outcome of interest in clinical evaluations of addiction treatment programs is usually abstinence, participation in these programs can have a wide range of consequences. This study evaluated the effects of treatment initiation on substance use, school attendance, employment, and involvement in criminal activity at 12 months post-admission for 419 adolescents (aged 12 to 18) enrolled in chemical dependency recovery programs in a large managed care health plan," researchers in the United States report. "Instrumental variables estimation methods were used to account for unobserved selection into treatment by jointly modeling the likelihood of...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2009-03-21)
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