Substance abuse prevention infrastructure: a survey-based study of the organizational structure and function of the D.A.R.E. program.

Background: The only national drug abuse prevention delivery system that supports the rapid diffusion of new prevention strategies and includes uniform training and credentialing of instructors who are monitored for quality implementation of prevention programming is the Drug Abuse Resistance Education network (D.A.R.

Providing care coordination and treatment services for substance-abusing women in the Work First/New Jersey (TANF) Program.

This paper explores results of a program for substance-abusing welfare recipients in New Jersey. New Jersey hired an outside contractor, placed them in the welfare offices and proactively identified recipients with problems, assessed and placed them in appropriate treatment and then managed their care. The program eased the burden on welfare caseworkers who had had little motivation to help these recipients obtain treatment.

Client's Perceived Need for Treatment and Its Impact on Outcome.

Objectives. Based on the concept of "stage of change," this study examines the relationship between patients' motivation for substance abuse treatment and their posttreatment improvements in the areas measured by the Addiction Severity Index (ASI; alcohol, drug, medical, psychiatric). We attempt to answer the following questions: Do clients' perceptions of "need for drug, alcohol, psychiatric, and medical treatment" at admission predict their improvements on these problems at 6-month follow-up? How do clients' perceived needs contribute to their use of treatment and their reported change? Methods.