The utilization of administrative data in substance abuse research has become more
widespread than ever. This selective review synthesizes recent extant research from 31 …

Introduction Individuals with substance use disorder (SUD) may benefit from services and
supports delivered in residential settings. Prior research in this area has primarily focused …

Background: Substance use disorders and homelessness are two closely related behavioral
health issues. This study examines associations between homelessness and severity of …

Background and Objectives Initiation and engagement, performance measures that focus on
the frequency and timely receipt of services in the early stages of substance use disorders …

Relapses in cocaine abusers in treatment are an important problem. The majority of patients
are incapable of sustaining abstinence over any length of time. To identify the factors …

Background Treatment engagement is a well-established performance measure for the
treatment of substance use disorders. This study examined whether outpatient treatment …

Program-level financial incentives are used by some payers as a tool to improve quality of
substance use treatment. However, evidence of effectiveness is mixed and performance …

Administrative data provide a rich resource for improving our understanding of individuals
with substance use disorders. The validation of administrative proxies for moderate or high …

The objective of this study was to analyze the influence of the variables that predict cocaine
abstinence on an outpatient program for the treatment of addiction to this substance …

The present study examined costs of two residential substance abuse treatment programs
designed for urban American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/ANs). Costs for one agency …