Describes investigation examining relationship between adolescent drug abuser's motivation to seek treatment and treatment outcome in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Found moderate relationship between motivation and problem reduction. Found that motivation to seek assistance with other life problems correlated positively with problem…

Results indicated school grade, controlled for age, was the only client predictor variable found to account for more than one percent of the variance in the "Reasons for Discharge." Marijuana was the only client variable to account for more than one percent of the variance in the "Reduction in Drug Use." (Author/BL)

Examines characteristics that predict treatment outcomes for adolescents in inpatient (N=157) versus outpatient (N=296) treatment. Results show that a number of the characteristics found prognostics for adolescents are different from those reported from other studies for adult substance abusers. (MKA)