This research compares the benefits of the original treatment, Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT), with the Treatment Entry Training (TEnT) component of CRAFT to determine if TEnt alone can produce the primary outcome of CRAFT -- treatment entry of the drug user. We also look at the impact on the well-being of the concerned significant other and the drug use of their loved one.
Who can participate
Age range18 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Concerned Significant Other (CSO) and Person of Concern (PC) over 18 years of age
* is a family member (such as a close relative, spouse, intimate partner), roommate or significant other who is concerned about a PC
* reports that the PC has a pattern of drug or alcohol use that meets the criterion for abuse or dependence on stimulants, opiates, or alcohol according to DSM-IV-TR
* reports that the PC is not currently in treatment and has not received treatment during the past 6 weeks (other than detoxification)
* reports having been in the relationship with the identified PC for at least 3 months
* reports contact with the identified PC on at least 12 of the past 30 days with no planned change in the amount of contact in the next 10 months
* provides evidence that the PC has refused to seek treatment when CSO asked
Exclusion Criteria:
* does not demonstrate complete understanding of their participation by reading the consent form and passing a consent quiz that tests comprehension of the basic elements of informed consent and requirements of the protocol, or does not agree to participate by signing an informed consent
* declines to: provide valid locator information, allow videotaped sessions, and/or participate in follow-ups
* CSO has a drug abuse problem themselves as determined through clinical assessment and DSM-IV-TR criteria
* is not able to comprehend the content in the self-report materials (written at about 6th grade reading level)
* reports t…
What they're measuring
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Treatment entry of the drug user
Timeframe: This may occur at any point throughout the participants' involvement in the study