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Economic Evaluation Of Adolescent Addiction Programs: Methodologic Challenges And Recommendations, Michael French, Jenny Homer, Michael Drummond
Economic Evaluation Of Adolescent Addiction Programs: Methodologic Challenges And Recommendations, Michael French, Jenny Homer, Michael Drummond
Michael T. French
This article identifies and describes several methodologic challenges encountered in economic evaluations of substance abuse interventions for adolescents. Topics include study design, the choice of perspective, the estimation of costs and outcomes, and the generalizability of results. Recommendations are offered for confronting these challenges using examples from research on adolescent substance abuse and dependency/addiction.