The Quality of Treatment for Drug Abuse
FREDERICK B. GLASER M.D.1,
FREDA ADLER PH.D.2,
ARTHUR D. MOFFETT M.S.W.2, , and
JOHN C. BALL PH.D.3
1 Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Section on Drug and Alcohol Abuse, Department of Psychiatry, Medical College of Pennsylvania and Eastern Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute, Henry Avenue and Abbottsford Road, Philadelphia, Pa. 19129
2 Assistant Professors of Psychiatry, Section on Drug and Alcohol Abuse, Department of Psychiatry, Medical College of Pennsylvania and Eastern Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute, Henry Avenue and Abbottsford Road, Philadelphia, Pa. 19129
3 Department of Psychiatry, Temple University Health Sciences Center, Philadelphia, Pa.
In this preliminary study, less than one-third of the treatment programs for drug abusers and narcotic addicts in Pennsylvania were rated as satisfactory. Therapeutic community programs were rated significantly higher than other programs. The authors cite the importance of identifying specific factors that may be related to high-quality programs as a step toward improving the quality of the overall treatment effort.
