4092.0: Tuesday, October 23, 2001 - Board 2

Abstract #24229

Effectiveness of treatment components in reducing drug use in adolescents and young adults: An analysis of the Job Corps' Drug Treatment Enrichment Project (DTEP)

Mary Kay Dugan, MA1, Hyoshin Kim, PhD1, Terry R. Johnson, PhD1, and Robert Orwin2. (1) Battelle Centers for Public Health Research & Evaluation, 4500 Sand Point Way NE, Suite 100, Seattle, WA 98105-3949, (206) 528-3142, dugan@battelle.org, (2) Westat

The Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) initiated an enriched drug treatment demonstration project (DTEP) in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Office of Job Corps. DTEP participants were Job Corps' students (ages 16-24) who reported drug use (primarily marijuana) within the year preceding enrollment in the Job Corps' program. The DTEP program was based on an integrated treatment model that provided counseling targeting drug use as well as counseling designed to address other related problems (e.g., anger/stress management). Analyses were conducted to determine which types of DTEP counseling were effective in treating drug abuse by participants one-year post-program. DTEP treatment components were categorized into four types: 1.group counseling on drug abuse topics; 2.individual counseling on drug abuse topics; 3.group counseling on topics other than drug abuse; 4.individual counseling on topics other than drug abuse. Logistic regression models were estimated to predict abstinence from drug use using the following variables: whether or not students received each of the four session types; number of days in group and individual counseling; number of days in group and individual counseling on drug abuse topics. The results showed that participants who received individual counseling on other topics, spent more days in individual counseling, and spent more days in individual counseling on drug abuse topics, were more likely to be abstinent from drugs at follow-up. Drug treatment programs in which practitioners provide individualized counseling to treat problems associated with drug abuse can have a positive effect on subsequent drug use of at-risk adolescents.

Learning Objectives: At the end of the session, participants should be able to: 1. Describe the Drug Treatment Demonstration Project (DTEP). 2. Describe the evaluation design of the DTEP. 3. Describe the effectiveness of various counseling services provided by the DTEP in treating adolescent drug use.

Keywords: Drug Abuse, Substance Abuse Treatment

Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) U.S. Dept. of Labor (DOL) Office of Job Corps
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.

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