title: Meta-analyses of seven of the National Institute on Drug Abuse's principles of drug addiction treatment.
abstract: Of the 13 principles of drug addiction treatment disseminated by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), 7 were meta-analyzed as part of the Evidence-based Principles of Treatment (EPT) project. By averaging outcomes over the diverse programs included in the EPT, we found that 5 of the NIDA principles examined are supported: matching treatment to the client's needs, attending to the multiple needs of clients, behavioral counseling interventions, treatment plan reassessment, and counseling to reduce risk of HIV. Two of the NIDA principles are not supported: remaining in treatment for an adequate period and frequency of testing for drug use. These weak effects could be the result of the principles being stated too generally to apply to the diverse interventions and programs that exist or unmeasured moderator variables being confounded with the moderators that measured the principles. Meta-analysis should be a standard tool for developing principles of effective treatment for substance use disorders.
authors: National Development and Research Institutes, Inc., NY 10010-3509, USA. Pearson@ndri.org
authors: Frank S
authors: FS
authors: Pearson
authors: Michael L
authors: ML
authors: Prendergast
authors: Deborah
authors: D
authors: Podus
authors: Peter
authors: P
authors: Vazan
authors: Lisa
authors: L
authors: Greenwell
authors: Zachary
authors: Z
authors: Hamilton
mesh_terms: D037001:Directive Counseling / Q000379:methods; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D054577:National Institute on Drug Abuse (U.S.); D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D015813:Substance Abuse Detection / Q000379:methods*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States