title: One program's transition to research-based strategies for treating methamphetamine abuse.
abstract: Prairie Ridge Addiction Treatment Services turned to SAMHSA's Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) 33, "Treatment for Stimulant Use Disorders," to try to establish more effective practices for their fast-growing population of methamphetamine-addicted clients. Six years later, Prairie Ridge's executive director says that adopting the TIP's client-based treatment philosophy has enhanced the program's accessibility and results, not only for stimulant-abusing clients, but others as well. In this article he recounts how the TIP contents meshed with Prairie Ridge's preexisting treatment philosophy and practices; what they adopted and what they adapted from the TIP and why; counselors' responses during the transition; and outstanding issues.
authors.affiliation: Prairie Ridge Addiction Treatment Services, Mason City, IA 50401, USA. jhansen@prairieridge.net
authors.forename: Jay
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hansen
mesh_terms: D019969:Amphetamine-Related Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D001921:Brain / Q000503:physiopathology; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012008:Recurrence; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D015813:Substance Abuse Detection; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers / Q000458:organization & administration*