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Predictors of Short-Term Treatment Outcomes among California's Proposition 36 Participants
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Hser, Yih-Ing; Evans, Elizabeth; Teruya, Cheryl; Huang, David; Anglin, M. Douglas – Evaluation and Program Planning, 2007
California's voter-initiated Proposition 36 offers non-violent drug offenders community-based treatment as an alternative to incarceration or probation without treatment. This article reports short-term treatment outcomes subsequent to this major shift in drug policy. Data are from 1104 individuals randomly selected from all Proposition 36…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Treatment, Criminals, Drug Use, Participant Characteristics
Predicting Perceived Quality of Drug Treatment Programs Using Latent Variable Models.
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Hser, Yih-Ing; Stein, Judith A.; Polinsky, Margaret L.; Maglione, Margaret A. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1998
The influence of program-related constructs on perceived quality of treatment programs was assessed using a latent variable modeling approach and the responses of key personnel from 294 drug treatment facilities in Los Angeles County (California). A clear philosophy and emphasis and greater frequency of services significantly predicted greater…
Descriptors: Drug Rehabilitation, Models, Outcomes of Treatment, Prediction
Treating Drug-Abusing Offenders: Initial Findings from a Five-County Study on the Impact of California's Proposition 36 on the Treatment System and Patient Outcomes
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Hser, Yih-Ing; Teruya, Cheryl; Evans, Elizabeth A.; Longshore, Douglas; Grella, Christine; Farabee, David – Evaluation Review, 2003
Five counties (Kern, Riverside, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco) that demonstrate both variations and similarities in their implementation of Proposition 36 (e.g., treatment approaches, urine testing) and patient mix have been selected to participate in a study assessing how California's Proposition 36 is affecting the drug treatment system…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Residential Programs, Drug Abuse, Patients