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Monday, October 26, 2009

Impact of Access to Recovery services on alcohol/drug treatment outcomes
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment Volume 37, Issue 4, December 2009, Pages 435-442

The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of providing recovery support services to clients receiving publicly funded chemical dependency (CD) treatment through the Access to Recovery (ATR) Program in Washington State.

Results indicated that ATR services were associated with a number of positive outcomes including increased length of stay in treatment, increased likelihood of completing treatment, and increased likelihood of becoming employed. The beneficial effects of ATR services on treatment retention were most pronounced when they were provided between 31 and 180 days after treatment began.

The results reported here offer evidence for the value of ATR services.


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