title: Planning drug abuse treatment: critical decisions.
abstract: This paper identifies and discusses certain key issues which must be recognized and resolved as part of the process of planning drug abuse treatment efforts. It is emphasized that the approach which is ultimately adopted must be tailored to the specific needs which prevail in a particular locale, at a particular time. It is urged that the addict population be viewed as the most significant of all critics in assessing the appropriateness of the therapeutic services which are provided.
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D006040:Goals; D006076:Government; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000628:therapy*