MARR Outcome Study (Addiction Treatment)

Published August 15, 2012

MARR Outcome Study (Addiction Treatment) – Every year, MARR conducts an Outcome Study to measure our effectiveness and track trends with comparable programs. The 2009 Study draws data from the Assessment Department, the Men’s Center, the Women’s Center, TRADITIONS, Right Side Up and the Family Program. While one may not normally think of numbers and studies as particularly thrilling, this year’s outcomes have really given us some news to be excited about.

Treating PTSD, Drug Use at Once Works Well

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Point out that this study found that the combined use of prolonged exposure therapy plus usual treatment, compared with usual treatment alone, resulted in improvement in PTSD symptom severity without an increase in severity of substance dependence …
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Scientists make drug addiction treatment breakthrough

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REBECCA BRICE: Dr Chris Holmwood is a clinician with Drug and Alcohol Services South Australia. CHRIS HOLMWOOD: The key is how these animal studies are then translated into some clinical studies in humans and then what the outcomes of the …
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War on Drugs

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A 2005 study of parental attitudes toward teen drug use, conducted by the Partnership for a Drug-Free America, found that nearly half the grown-ups surveyed would not be upset if their children experimented with marijuana. …. Of the estimated 288000 …
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