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Multisite Cost Analysis of a School-Based Voluntary Alcohol and Drug Prevention Program — Aug 31, 2011

The large cross-school variation in the cost of implementing Project CHOICE (a voluntary after-school prevention program for adolescents) highlights the importance of collecting cost information from multiple sites.

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An Effectiveness Trial of Group Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Patients with Persistent Depressive Symptoms in Substance Abuse Treatment — May 31, 2011

Providing group cognitive behavioral therapy for depression to clients with persistent depressive symptoms receiving residential substance abuse treatment is associated with improved depression and substance use outcomes.

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Neighborhood Archetypes for Population Health Research: Is There No Place Like Home? — Dec 31, 2010

Latent class analysis. A new approach to studying the role of place in population health, can be used in both research and practice.

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Associations Between Abstinence in Adolescence and Economic and Educational Outcomes Seven Years Later Among High-Risk Youth — Dec 31, 2009

This study found that abstinence from all substance use for 12 months among a sample of 13-17 year olds was associated with positive long-term educational and economic outcomes relative to use of any substance.

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The Costs of Methamphetamine Use: A National Estimate — Apr 8, 2009

The economic cost of methamphetamine use reached more than an estimated $23 billion in 2005, mostly from the intangible burden that addiction places on dependent users and their premature mortality and from crime and criminal justice costs.

NEWS RELEASE

Methamphetamine Use Estimated to Cost the U.S. About $23 Billion In 2005 — Feb 4, 2009

The economic cost of methamphetamine use in the United States reached $23.4 billion in 2005, including the burden of addiction, premature death, drug treatment and many other aspects of the drug.

REPORT

Methamphetamine Use Estimated to Cost the U.S. About $23 Billion in 2005 — Feb 3, 2009

The economic cost of methamphetamine use in the United States reached $23.4 billion in 2005, including the burden of addiction, premature death, drug treatment and many other aspects of the drug.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

The War on Drugs: Methamphetamine, Public Health, and Crime — Dec 31, 2008

In mid-1995, a government effort to reduce the supply of methamphetamine precursors successfully disrupted the methamphetamine market and interrupted a trajectory of increasing usage.

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The Relationships Between States' DUI Penalties and HIV-positive Adults' Drinking Behaviors — Dec 31, 2007

Punitive DUI policies (e.g., jail time, license suspension) might curb many drinking behaviors among HIV-positive adults, while harm reduction policies (e.g., court treatment programs) might have been established in response to higher drinking rates.

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Use of Evidence in Illegal Drug Classification — Mar 3, 2006

Four case studies examine the scientific, medical and social harms caused by illegal drugs, and the issues surrounding the types of evidence used in classifying them. The studies focus on drug policy making in the UK, with comparisons to the U.S., Netherlands, and Sweden.

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Psychiatric Symptoms in Methamphetamine Users — Dec 31, 2003

The Methamphetamine Treatment Project (MTP) offers the opportunity to examine co-occurring psychiatric conditions in a sample of 1016 methamphetamine users participating in a multisite outpatient treatment study between 1999-2001. Findings continue to support the value of integrated treatment for co-occurring conditions, especially the importance of training counseling staff to handle psychotic symptoms when needed.

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Correlates of Outpatient Drug Treatment Drop-Out Among Methamphetamine Users — Dec 31, 1999

This article explores correlates of retention among the 2.337 methamphetamine (MA) users entering public outpatient treatment programs in California from January 1, 1994 through September 30, 1997.

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Residential Treatment of Methamphetamine Users: Correlates of Drop-Out from California Alcohol and Drug Data System (CADDS), 1994-1997 — Dec 31, 1999

This paper explores correlates of retention among 2,570 methamphetamine users entering public residential treatment programs in California from January 1, 1994 through September 30, 1997.

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