MARR Outcome Study (Addiction Treatment)

Published October 5, 2012

MARR Outcome Study (Addiction Treatment) – Every year, MARR conducts an Outcome Study to measure our effectiveness and track trends with comparable programs. The 2009 Study draws data from the Assessment Department, the Men’s Center, the Women’s Center, TRADITIONS, Right Side Up and the Family Program. While one may not normally think of numbers and studies as particularly thrilling, this year’s outcomes have really given us some news to be excited about.

PTSD and Distress Tolerance Affect Substance Use Treatment Outcomes

Filed under: drug abuse treatment outcome study

To better understand how PTSD can affect SUD treatment outcome, Matthew T. Tull of the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at the University of Mississippi Medical Center led a study involving 214 individuals receiving inpatient treatment for …
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Prescription drug abuse drops among US young adults

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24 (HealthDay News) — Prescription drug abuse among young adults ages 18 to 25 in the United States fell 14 percent between 2010 and 2011, according to a federal report released Monday. During that time, the number of young adults who reported using …
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Multiple Sclerosis (MS) specialty drug treatment cost projected to exceed …

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PAUL, Minn., Oct. 4, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — A new study by pharmacy benefit manager Prime Therapeutics (Prime), in collaboration with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, found that the recent dramatic increase in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) specialty …
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