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This paper focuses on social correlates associated with success at the time of discharge from treatment. The population studied was composed of alcohol and drug abuse clients who were receiving substance abuse treatment in publicly supported facilities within a large Eastern state. Using three different criteria of success and controlling for important variables, it assesses the relative importance of several demographic characteristics in predicting treatment success.
This publication was prepared independent of the professional status of the author as a former employee of the Governor’s Council on Drug and Alcohol Abuse, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the conclusions and interpretations contained herein are solely those of the author.
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Rush, T.V. (1981). Social Correlates of In-Treatment “Success”: An Analysis of Linked Client Admission/Discharge Records. In: Schecter, A.J. (eds) Drug Dependence and Alcoholism. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-3614-3_135
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