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Defining Success: The Politics Of Evaluation In Alcohol And Drug Abuse Treatment Programs, James L. Wolk, David J. Hartmann, William P. Sullivan Dec 1994

Defining Success: The Politics Of Evaluation In Alcohol And Drug Abuse Treatment Programs, James L. Wolk, David J. Hartmann, William P. Sullivan

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Alcohol and drug abuse treatment programs must respond to several important stakeholders or beneficiaries of services who have an investment in how success is defined. Utilizing data from recent statewide studies of treatment outcomes of alcohol and drug abuse services, this paper concludes that a strict adherence to an abstinence-only model of success, rigidly adopted by many in the treatment industry is counterproductive. Multiple measures of success are essential to fully understand and assess a changing model of intervention in the chemical dependency field.


Secondhand Smoke As An Issue In Child Custody/Visitation Disputes, Jeffrey L. Hall Sep 1994

Secondhand Smoke As An Issue In Child Custody/Visitation Disputes, Jeffrey L. Hall

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Psychosocial Variables As Prospective Predictors Of Violent Events Among Adolescents, Alan W. Stacy, Steve Sussman, Clyde W. Dent, Dee Burton, Brian R. Flay May 1994

Psychosocial Variables As Prospective Predictors Of Violent Events Among Adolescents, Alan W. Stacy, Steve Sussman, Clyde W. Dent, Dee Burton, Brian R. Flay

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

Violent events are main causes of mortality among children and include intentional (e.g., homicide) and unintentional (e.g., accidents) circumstances. This study investigated the prediction of the self-reported occurrence of 14 violent events among eighth-grade youth from psychosocial variables measured in these same youth in seventh grade. Psychosocial variables ineluded tobacco and alcohol use, demographic variables, interpersonal variables such as family conflict, and intrapersonal variables such as risk taking. An iterative procedure, involving selection of a set of predictors and a test of the correlation of the set of predictors to the set of events, provided support for an extension of …


Social Work, Social Science And The Disease Concept: New Directions For Addiction Treatment, Douglas Frans May 1994

Social Work, Social Science And The Disease Concept: New Directions For Addiction Treatment, Douglas Frans

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The perception of alcoholism and other substance abuse disorders as disease entities is a view ardently defended not only among chemical dependency professionals but, increasingly, by the general public as well. Over the past two decades, this perspective has also become so ensconced within the addiction treatment industry that alternative interventions are almost nonexistent even though evidence of their effectiveness is available (Miller & Hester, 1989). And yet, "no leading research authorities accept the classic disease concept" (Fingarette, 1988, p. 3). Competing views are generally characterized as irresponsible, and their sponsors summarily dismissed as dangerously uninformed by disease view proponents …


The Influence Of Parental Alcohol Abuse On Later Adult Functioning, Jeanne Randle Hogan Jan 1994

The Influence Of Parental Alcohol Abuse On Later Adult Functioning, Jeanne Randle Hogan

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


A Qualitative Research Study On Aging Latino Substance Abusers, Socorro Maria Ruvalcaba, Lupe Ayon Perez Jan 1994

A Qualitative Research Study On Aging Latino Substance Abusers, Socorro Maria Ruvalcaba, Lupe Ayon Perez

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


Stereotypical Sex-Roles: A Barrier To Success In Addiction Treatment?, Paul Walter Sharpe Jan 1994

Stereotypical Sex-Roles: A Barrier To Success In Addiction Treatment?, Paul Walter Sharpe

Theses Digitization Project

Hypothesis on success in addiction treatment programs as measured by BEM Sex-Role Inventory.


Intervention Strategies Which Enable Families To Be Reunified And Foster A Successful Case Closure Within The County Of San Bernardino Department Of Public Social Services, Juliana Caryl Koenig Jan 1994

Intervention Strategies Which Enable Families To Be Reunified And Foster A Successful Case Closure Within The County Of San Bernardino Department Of Public Social Services, Juliana Caryl Koenig

Theses Digitization Project

Perinatal complications resulting from either alcohol or drug abuse include a high incidence of stillbirths, fetal distress, asphyxia, prematurity, low birth weight, pneumonia, congenital malformations, cerebral infarction, and an increased risk to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.


Pain Under The Influence: The Link Between Grief And Substance Abuse, Cecilia M. Poirier, Frances V. Ramirez Jan 1994

Pain Under The Influence: The Link Between Grief And Substance Abuse, Cecilia M. Poirier, Frances V. Ramirez

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


Women Under The Influence: Stressors Which Increase Alcohol Consumption, Barbara Elaine Miller Jan 1994

Women Under The Influence: Stressors Which Increase Alcohol Consumption, Barbara Elaine Miller

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


Characteristics And Service Needs Of The Pregnant Substance Abusing Population, Jennifer Lynn Jones-Castillo Jan 1994

Characteristics And Service Needs Of The Pregnant Substance Abusing Population, Jennifer Lynn Jones-Castillo

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


Efficacy Of Addiction Treatment In A Correctional Setting For Female Offenders As Measured By The Addiction Severity Index, Paul Robert Wiese Jan 1994

Efficacy Of Addiction Treatment In A Correctional Setting For Female Offenders As Measured By The Addiction Severity Index, Paul Robert Wiese

Dissertations

Problem. This study was designed to determine to what extent improvement following treatment for addiction was evident, and if treatment seemed causative in that outcome, for incarcerated female addicts. This study also explored the question of which treatment modality seemed most effective-- an education-only group, a comprehensive long-term treatment group, or a waiting-list control group. -- Method. The Addiction Severity Index (ASI) furnished scores on seven psychosocial areas for subjects. Hypotheses were tested with paired t tests. The means of the pre- and post-tests for the three groups were compared, as well as between group mean scores. Second, a …


Compliance To Bleach Disinfection Protocols Among Injecting Drug Users In Miami, Clyde B. Mccoy, James E. Rivers, H. V. Mccoy, Paul Shapshak, Norman L. Weatherby, Dale D. Chitwood, J. Bryan Page, James A. Inciardi, Duane C. Mcbride Jan 1994

Compliance To Bleach Disinfection Protocols Among Injecting Drug Users In Miami, Clyde B. Mccoy, James E. Rivers, H. V. Mccoy, Paul Shapshak, Norman L. Weatherby, Dale D. Chitwood, J. Bryan Page, James A. Inciardi, Duane C. Mcbride

Faculty Publications

Bleach cleansing of injection equipment has been recommended to reduce the risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission associated with the reuse of injection equipment by injecting drug users (IDUs). We evaluated the recall and performance of the most commonly recommended bleach cleansing procedure of two complete fillings of the syringe with bleach, followed by two complete fillings with rinse water, and not putting used bleach and water back into source containers. IDUs were taught this procedure on enrollment in an HIV prevention demonstration project in Dade County, Florida. During follow-up session 6-12 months after initial training, the knowledge and …