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Abstract
Alcohol and drug abuse treatment programs must respond to several important stakeholders or beneficiaries of services who have an investment in how success is defined. Utilizing data from recent statewide studies of treatment outcomes of alcohol and drug abuse services, this paper concludes that a strict adherence to an abstinence-only model of success, rigidly adopted by many in the treatment industry is counterproductive. Multiple measures of success are essential to fully understand and assess a changing model of intervention in the chemical dependency field.
Recommended Citation
Wolk, James L.; Hartmann, David J.; and Sullivan, William P.
(1994)
"Defining Success: The Politics of Evaluation in Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Programs,"
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare: Vol. 21:
Iss.
4, Article 9.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15453/0191-5096.2194
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