NCJ Number
123160
Journal
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment Volume: 6 Issue: 4 Dated: (1989) Pages: 259-268
Date Published
1989
Length
10 pages
Annotation
A followup evaluation study of the behavior and adjustment in the community of adolescent clients admitted to treatment in the Straight, Inc. program is presented.
Abstract
Straight, Inc. is a day treatment program which employs a "structured, progressive" approach in which promotions are earned through five phases on the way to graduation. A unique feature of the program is temporary placement of the client with the family of a client who has progressed further in the program. Eighty-five percent of the clients, aged 14 to 18 years of age, reported that their drug use was less at followup than when they started in the program. Followup reports by parents indicated their impression of a statistically significant decrease in the proportion of clients who were still involved in substance use. Statistically significant improvement at followup was also reported by the clients on seven of eight other selected outcome criteria, such as suicidal thoughts, physical violence, and number of arrests. Seventy percent of the clients reported that they were "satisfied" with the program, 74 percent reported that the program "helped" them, and 69 percent reported that the program helped them with their relationship with their parents. 7 tables, 11 references. (Author abstract modified)