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Evidence-Based Practice in Substance Abuse Treatment

Find resources on substance abuse services that have been evaluated for their effectiveness in treating substance use disorders and improving outcomes for children, youth, and families affected by substance abuse.

 

A Guide to Evidence-Based Practices on the Web
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Links to websites that contain information about specific evidence-based practices or provide comprehensive reviews of research findings about the prevention and/or treatment of mental and substance use disorders.

National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
A searchable database of interventions for the prevention and treatment of mental and substance use disorders to help people, agencies, and organizations implement programs and practices in their communities.

Treatment Improvement Protocols
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
Best practice guidelines for the treatment of substance abuse that address over 40 different aspects of treatment.

 

AIA Best Practices: Lessons Learned From a Decade of Service to Children and Families Affected by HIV and Substance Abuse (PDF - 314 KB)
National Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center (2003)
Helps current community programs improve their policy development and service planning by learning from the experiences of projects serving HIV and/or drug-affected children and families.

Evidence-Based Drug Treatment Practice and the Child Welfare System: The Example of Methadone
Lundgren, Schilling, & Peloquin
Social Work: A Journal of the National Association of Social Workers, 50(1), 2005
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Examines the extent to which methadone maintenance (MM) is considered a treatment alternative for drug-dependent parents involved with the child welfare system and offers policy and practice recommendations.

Evidence-Based Family Treatment of Substance Abuse
Janzen, Harris, Jordan, & Franklin (2006)
In Family Treatment: Evidence-Based Practice With Populations at Risk
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Describes types of family therapy as well as individual and behavioral treatments therapists should be aware of in order to provide adequate treatment to substance abusers and their family.

Evidence-Based Program Database
Center for Learning Excellence, Ohio State University
Compilation of government, academic, and non-profit lists of evidence-based programs that seek to change youth behaviors. Search results can be sorted by program impact on reducing substance abuse.

Identifying and Selecting Evidence-Based Interventions: Guidance Document for the Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grant Program (PDF - 529 KB)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (2007)
Helps substance abuse practitioners select and implement evidence-based interventions that address local needs and reduce substance abuse problems.

Improving Substance Abuse Treatment: An Introduction to the Evidence-Based Practice Movement
Eliason (2007)
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Makes recommendations on how to evaluate and implement evidence-based practices in substance abuse treatment programs.

Pharmacological Treatment for Substance Abuse
California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare
Provides excerpts from two articles that address current pharmacological treatment available for alcohol abuse and opiate addiction.

Substance Abuse (Parental)
California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare
Rates parental substance abuse treatment programs according to effectiveness and relevance to child welfare. Includes a detailed report of essential program components and training resources.

 

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