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Ball, Samuel A.; Nich, Charla; Rounsaville, Bruce J.; Eagan, Dorothy; Carroll, Kathleen M. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2004
The concurrent and predictive validity of 2 different methods of Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-III subtyping (protocol sorting, cluster analysis) was evaluated in 125 recently detoxified opioid-dependent outpatients in a 12-week randomized clinical trial. Participants received naltrexone and relapse prevention group counseling and were…
Descriptors: Predictive Validity, Multivariate Analysis, Group Counseling, Drug Addiction
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Spiga, Ralph; Maxwell, R. Stockton; Meisch, Richard A.; Grabowski, John – Psychological Record, 2005
The present study examined whether in humans the generalized matching law described the relation between relative responding and relative drug intake by humans under concurrent variable interval variable interval (conc VI VI) schedules of drug reinforcement. Methadone-maintained patients, stabilized on 80 mg per day of methadone, were recruited…
Descriptors: Intervals, Reinforcement, Drug Addiction, Pharmacology
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Boles, Sharon M.; Joshi, Vandana; Grella, Christine; Wellisch, Jean – Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 2005
This study reports on the effects of having a history of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) on treatment outcomes among substance abusing men and women (N = 2,434) in a national, multisite study of drug treatment outcomes. A history of CSA was reported by 27.2% of the women and 9.2% of the men. Controlling for gender, compared to patients without CSA,…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Drug Abuse, Adults
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Winger, Gail; Woods, James H.; Galuska, Chad M.; Wade-Galuska, Tammy – Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 2005
Neuroscientific approaches to drug addiction traditionally have been based on the premise that addiction is a process that results from brain changes that in turn result from chronic administration of drugs of abuse. An alternative approach views drug addiction as a behavioral disorder in which drugs function as preeminent reinforcers. Although…
Descriptors: Addictive Behavior, Drug Addiction, Brain, Drug Abuse
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Glover-Graf, Noreen M.; Miller, Eva – Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 2006
This study used photography as a therapeutic tool and a present-focused approach in a 12-week group intervention to treat adults with chemical dependence enrolled in an outpatient treatment program. A qualitative analysis identified themes related to the topics of trust, honesty, self-worth, power, and abuse. Self-esteem, abuse, and trauma-related…
Descriptors: Photography, Adults, Counseling Techniques, Group Counseling
Lycoming County Library System, Williamsport, PA. – 1995
This report describes a project intended to address specialized recruitment of a multiethnic drug and alcohol recovery population in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, who had not availed themselves of adult literacy services. A collaborator would be established within the community to encourage educationally disadvantaged adults who would be…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Alcoholism, Drug Addiction, Educationally Disadvantaged
Federal Coordinating Council for Science, Engineering and Technology, Washington, DC. – 1991
The brain is the seat of intelligence, the interpreter of senses, and the controller of movement. Research efforts on the brain have increased dramatically in the past 10 years; some of the more promising areas of brain and behavioral sciences research are reported here. The research was performed by 22 separate Federal member organizations and…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Behavior, Brain, Brain Hemisphere Functions
Metzler, Birgit – Basis-Info, 1996
The main private organization in Germany dedicated to combatting drug addition--the DHS and the Federal Health Information Agency (BzGA) jointly estimate the number of persons addicted to "illegal" drugs in Germany at around 200,000. Yet, people may grow up immune to drug addiction if they acquire a stable basis for self-confidence and…
Descriptors: Children, Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction, Drug Rehabilitation
Tunis, Sandra; And Others – 1996
There is evidence that drug treatment in correctional facilities can impact recidivism, perceptions of self-efficacy, and mood states such as depression and anxiety. This study was designed to provide detailed and systematic descriptions of participants and treatment program components for five drug treatment programs. Also included are program…
Descriptors: Clinics, Correctional Institutions, Correctional Rehabilitation, Drug Abuse
Gold, Mark S., Ed. – 1998
The biological mechanisms of nicotine dependence are described, the prevalence of tobacco dependency among those using other mood-altering drugs is examined, and the most efficacious way to address this dependency is discussed. New data on the relationship of smoking addiction to other addictions are examined. Topics include: (1) "Tobacco…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Clinics, Counseling, Depression (Psychology)
Fredlund, Eric V.; And Others – 1990
This project is part of a multi-year program to gather detailed information about substance-use patterns among Texans. Investigators interviewed a total of 946 youths, age 10 to 17, as they entered Texas Youth Commission (TYC) reception facilities. Results show that 81% of TYC youth have used illicit substances--51% in their last month on the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cocaine, Crack, Drinking
Gibson, Richard L. – 1991
The School-Based Recovery Support (SBRS) is a curriculum plan that assists students who return to school after addiction treatment or a conscious effort to become drug free. It is a daily course in life skills that a student can take for credit. The primary goals of SBRS for facilitators are as follows: (1) attempt to create a climate of support…
Descriptors: Discussion (Teaching Technique), Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction, Drug Rehabilitation
Omaha Public Schools, NE. – 1981
This teachers manual provides three instructional units (Chemical Dependency, A Disease; The Family; and Intervention and Recovery) for chemical dependency education at the high school level. The history, objectives, and teaching philosophy of the program are discussed briefly, and a course syllabus outline and audiovisual aids list by section are…
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, Alcoholism, Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction
Lambert, Matthew E.; Plescia, Joanne – 1989
A review of the assessment literature on substance abuse has revealed 27 separate instruments for assessing substance abuse. These include 22 alcohol instruments and five instruments for assessing other drug abuse. The instruments are listed in a table that provides the title, source, description, population, and psychometric properties of each…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction, Evaluation Methods
Hser, Y.; And Others – 1987
A repeated measures design was used to assess the effects of a methadone maintenance program in several California locations. Subjects were 720 Chicano and Anglo men and women participating in rehabilitation programs for heroin addicts. The subjects were interviewed between 1978-1981, and the average follow-up time after initial treatment was 4-6…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Change, Drug Addiction, Drug Rehabilitation
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