Treating Alcohol and Other Drug Abusers in Rural and Frontier Areas (TAP 17)
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The purpose of this paper is to describe the innovative programming of the Our Home, Inc. Inhalant Abuse Treatment Program and to review its outcomes. This project has implemented a comprehensive treatment program for rural, inhalant abusing youth. Prior to this effort, affected youths did not have access to treatment services. Thus, the overall project significance rests in the accomplishment of unlocking the doors of treatment for this special population. This paper does the following: Summarizes the programs distinctive treatment procedures Defines the objective methods used to assess outcomes Highlights the test and retest procedures used to obtain neurocognitive and academic achievement outcome measures Reviews patient utilization and retention data Related literature indicates that inhalant abuse is an increasing concern in the United States. The literature also indicates that it is a severe form of substance abuse.
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