Efficacy of Outpatient Intensive Treatment for Drug Abuse (From Intensive Outpatient Treatment for the Addictions, P 15-25, 1997, Edward Gottheil and Barry Stimmel, eds. -- See NCJ-169074)

• NCJ Number: 169076
• Author(s): J Campbell; W Gabrielli; L J Laster; B I Liskow
• Date Published: 1997
• Length: 11 pages
• Grant Number(s): DA06954
• Sponsoring Agency: National Institute on Drug Abuse
• Sale Source: Haworth Press, Inc
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: DCC

Annotation

Because intensive outpatient treatment (IOT) for drug and alcohol abuse has become an alternative approach to managing substance abuse, the efficacy of an IOT program for crack cocaine and the impact of psychiatric diagnosis on outcome variables were evaluated.

Abstract

Subjects participating in an IOT program at a community mental health center underwent descriptive testing at entry and at 6-month follow-up. Analysis of variance was used to compare subjects receiving carbamezapine, desipramine, or placebo on such variables as retention in treatment, days of treatment exposure, drug-free urine toxicology, and Addiction Severity Index (ASI) composite scores. Subjects demonstrated significant improvement in ASI scales over time, with an interaction effect of time and scale. Minimal interaction between psychiatric diagnosis and treatment outcome was observed. Although the IOT program was effective in reducing ASI composite scores, comparison with standard inpatient and outpatient treatment is recommended. 7 references, 3 tables, and 3 figures