Aims Increased expectations for the use of evidence‐based methods in addiction treatment
have fueled a debate regarding the relative importance of 'specific'versus 'common'factors in …

Background Women are underrepresented in substance use disorder (SUD) treatment.
Interpersonal and structural factors affect women's access to SUD treatment, but limited …

Objective Mixed evidence on the effectiveness of using legal referrals to leverage treatment
participation may reflect unmeasured variability in client motivations for seeking care. We …

Literature suggests personal growth initiative (PGI) and hope play critical roles in
problematic substance use. Authors describe the association between PGI and abstinence …

The delivery of person-centered care (PCC) is critical to promoting service engagement
among individuals who use substances. Collaborative documentation (CD) is an emerging …

Background The present study was conducted to estimate the association between
measures of hope for the future and time to substance use relapse among people living with …

The majority of adolescents treated for substance use disorder in the United States are now
referred by the criminal justice system. Little is known, however, regarding how justice …

Background: Drug and alcohol abuse among women is a growing problem in the United
States. Drug treatment is an effective way to manage the psychological, biological, financial …

This article examines developments in mobile technologies that target the treatment and
support needs of offenders in the community, and sets out three challenges that must be …

Objective: This study seeks to determine the relationship between referral type (legally
mandated versus non-mandated) and substance use disorder (SUD) treatment completion …