An outpatient drug program for adolescent students: preliminary evaluation.
Adolescent students with drug problems were rostered by their schools at the program facility one-half day per week. Treatment was aimed at increasing communicativeness through art, video, music, group therapy, and individual counseling when appropriate. After 4 months, school personnel, students, and treatment staff indicated that drug taking had decreased and general adjustment improved. Statistically, the treatment group (N = 42) improved significantly more than a control group (N = 37) in school attendance. They also tended to do better in academic, behavior, and work habit grades although these differences did not reach statical significance. Further similar early intervention studies are warranted.
D000293:Adolescent; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013334:Students; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*