Addiction Medicine
Findings from University of Connecticut, Health Center broaden understanding of addiction medicine
Published in Medicine and Law Weekly, September 28th, 2007
New research, "The cost-effectiveness of four treatments for marijuana dependence," is the subject of a report. In this recent article published in the journal Addiction, scientists in the United States conducted a study "To analyze data from a randomized clinical trial to determine the cost-effectiveness of using contingency management (CM) and motivational/skills building therapy (motivational enhancement therapy/cognitive-behavioral therapy: MET/CBT) to treat young adults with marijuana dependence. Participants, AND A total of 136 marijuana-dependent young adults, all referred by the criminal justice system, were randomized to one of four treatment conditions: MET/CBT with CM,...
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