Acceptability of drug testing in an outpatient substance abuse program for adolescents.
Acceptability of drug testing in an outpatient substance abuse program for adolescents.
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青少年门诊药物滥用计划中药物测试的可接受性。
DOI:
10.1016/j.jadohealth.2010.08.001
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发表时间:
2011
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通讯作者:
Weiss,RogerD
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作者:
Levy,Sharon;Knight,JohnR;Moore,Thomas;Weinstein,Zohar;Sherritt,Lon;Weiss,RogerD
BACKGROUNDLaboratory drug testing programs may be effective in reducing substance use by adolescents, but developmentally appropriate programs have not been described, and it is unknown if adolescents would be willing to participate in drug testing.OBJECTIVETo describe a drug testing protocol for adolescents and report on acceptance rate by patients participating in an outpatient adolescent substance abuse program.METHODSEligible adolescents participating in an outpatient substance abuse treatment program were offered a random laboratory drug testing program that is described in detail in this manuscript. We recorded whether they accepted and, if not, the reason for refusal.RESULTSOf the first 114 eligible patients, 67 (59%) agreed to participate in a drug testing program (PDT).CONCLUSIONSA majority of adolescents participating in an outpatient drug treatment program agreed to participate in a drug testing program that requires frequent urine specimens and reports results to parents. Future studies should determine how this program affects treatment outcomes and whether this program is feasible in primary care.