As age is often related to substance abuse characteristics of clients in treatment, and may be related to treatment characteristics, this paper will describe clients in different age groups. Nationally representative client record abstract data from Phase II of the Alcohol and Drug Services Study will be used to examine the differences in both client characteristics and treatment process for discharged clients among clients in different age groups. Discharge records from outpatient, residential, and methadone facilities will be included. Client characteristics (such as substance of abuse, prior treatments, race/ethnicity, payment source), facility characteristics (such as type of care, ownership, setting, public revenue, staffing), and treatment process characteristics (such as types and number of services received) will be used in logistic regressions to predict the impact on treatment duration and completion within each age group. The significance of these findings in relation to targeting treatment for specific age groups will be discussed.
Learning Objectives: 1. Describe how substance abuse and treatment characteristics differ for substance abuse treatment clients in different age groups. 2. Understand how age impacts substance abuse treatment duration and completion
Keywords: Substance Abuse Treatment,
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.