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Published Online: May 1974

The Quality of Treatment for Drug Abuse

FREDERICK B. GLASER, FREDA ADLER, ARTHUR D. MOFFETT, and JOHN C. BALLAuthors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 131, Number 5

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.131.5.598

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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.

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American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 131 • Number 5 • May 1974

Pages: 598 - 601

PubMed: 4819055

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Published in print: May 1974

Published online: 9 March 2015

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FREDERICK B. GLASER

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FREDA ADLER

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ARTHUR D. MOFFETT

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JOHN C. BALL

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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

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

Department of Psychiatry, Temple University Health Sciences Center, Philadelphia, Pa.

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The Quality of Treatment for Drug Abuse

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