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Popovici, Ioana; French, Michael T.; McKay, James R. – Evaluation Review, 2008
The chronic and relapsing nature of substance abuse points to the need for continuing care after a primary phase of treatment. This article reviews the economic studies of continuing care, discusses research gaps, highlights some of the challenges of conducting rigorous economic evaluations of continuing care, and offers research guidelines and…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Rehabilitation, Economic Factors, Research Needs
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French, Michael T.; Roebuck, M. Christopher; Dennis, Michael L.; Godley, Susan H.; Liddle, Howard A.; Tims, Frank M. – Evaluation Review, 2003
Conducted an economic evaluation of five outpatient adolescent treatment approaches (12 total site-by-conditions) to identify average economic costs to society. Results suggest that some types of substance-abuse intervention for adolescents can reduce social costs immediately after treatment. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Costs, Economic Factors, Evaluation Methods