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Published in: Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 2/2015

Open Access 01-12-2015 | Oral presentation

The cost-effectiveness of implementing in-person and computerized interventions to enhance treatment receipt among drug-involved probationers in two US jurisdictions (Economics of SBI Symposium)

Authors: Alexander Cowell, Gary A Zarkin, Brendan Wedehase, Scott T Walters, Faye S Taxman

Published in: Addiction Science & Clinical Practice | Special Issue 2/2015

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In the United States 1 in 45 adults is under criminal justice supervision in the community, and substance use is prevalent among this population. Treatment for this population has been shown to be generally cost-effective and cost-beneficial. Relatively little is known about the cost-effectiveness of services to enhance treatment receipt among drug-involved probationers. This study assesses the relative cost and cost-effectiveness of face-to-face motivational interview (MI), a motivational computer program (MC), and probation services as usual in a controlled clinical trial. The protocol is to deliver two sessions in the MI and MC arms. …
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Title
The cost-effectiveness of implementing in-person and computerized interventions to enhance treatment receipt among drug-involved probationers in two US jurisdictions (Economics of SBI Symposium)
Authors
Alexander Cowell
Gary A Zarkin
Brendan Wedehase
Scott T Walters
Faye S Taxman
Publication date
01-12-2015
Publisher
BioMed Central
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1940-0640-10-S2-O13

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