ArticleDrug and alcohol dependence2015
The effects of continuing care on emerging adult outcomes following residential addiction treatment.
Article in Drug and alcohol dependence, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Risk and protective factors for relapse after residential substance use treatment: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- Change in psychosocial factors connected to coping after inpatient treatment for substance use disorder: a systematic review.Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · 2019Pooled it
- Testing a Matching Hypothesis for Emerging Adults in Project MATCH: During-Treatment and One-Year Outcomes.Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs · 2017Trial
- Leveraging Parents and Peer Recovery Supports to Increase Recovery Capital in Emerging Adults With Polysubstance Use: Protocol for a Feasibility, Acceptability, and Appropriateness Study of Launch.JMIR research protocols · 2024Article
- Recovery-supportive interventions for people with substance use disorders: a scoping review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- A holistic perspective on continuing care for substance use and dependence: Results and implications from an in-depth study of a Norwegian continuing care establishment.Nordisk alkohol- & narkotikatidskrift : NAT · 2022Article
- The Impacts of Social Support and Relationship Characteristics on Commitment to Sobriety Among People in Opioid Use Disorder Recovery.Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs · 2022Article
- Resident and house manager perceptions of social environments in sober living houses: Associations with length of stay.Journal of community psychology · 2021Article
- Investigating the factor structure of a translated recovery-orientation instrument in inpatient treatment for substance use disorder.Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · 2021Article
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- MECHANISMS OF BEHAVIOR CHANGE IN 12-STEP APPROACHES TO RECOVERY IN YOUNG ADULTS.Current addiction reports · 2018Article
- Age differences in outcomes among patients in the "Stimulant Abuser Groups to Engage in 12-Step" (STAGE-12) intervention.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2018Article
- Brief online interventions targeting risk and protective factors for increased and problematic alcohol use among American college students studying abroad.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundProfessional continuing care services enhance recovery rates among adults and adolescents, though less is known about emerging adults (18-25 years old). Despite benefit shown from emerging adults' participation in 12-step mutual-help organizations (MHOs), it is unclear whether participation offers benefit independent of professional continuing care services. Greater knowledge in this area would inform clinical referral and linkage efforts.
methodsEmerging adults (N=284; 74% male; 95% Caucasian) were assessed during the year after residential treatment on outpatient sessions per week, percent days in residential treatment and residing in a sober living environment, substance use disorder (SUD) medication use, active 12-step MHO involvement (e.g., having a sponsor, completing step work, contact with members outside meetings), and continuous abstinence (dichotomized yes/no). One generalized estimating equation (GEE) model tested the unique effect of each professional service on abstinence, and, in a separate GEE model, the unique effect of 12-step MHO involvement on abstinence over and above professional services, independent of individual covariates.
resultsApart from SUD medication, all professional continuing care services were significantly associated with abstinence over and above individual factors. In the more comprehensive model, relative to zero 12-step MHO activities, odds of abstinence were 1.3 times greater if patients were involved in one activity, and 3.2 times greater if involved in five activities (lowest mean number of activities in the sample across all follow-ups).
conclusionsBoth active involvement in 12-step MHOs and recovery-supportive, professional services that link patients with these community-based resources may enhance outcomes for emerging adults after residential treatment.
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