An intensive program for collegiate substance abusers - Progress six months after treatment entry

The New Jersey Collegiate Substance Abuse Program (NJCSAP) provided intensive substance abuse treatment to college students requiring treatment for severe substance use disorders: This study reports the progress of students who received 6 months of treatment at NJCSAP and participated in a research evaluation of the program. Overall, 74.5% of participants who completed the follow-up were abstinent at the 6-month assessment, Including participants who did not complete the follow-up as users yielded a 52.6% rate of abstinence. Students who completed the follow-up experienced decreases in the number of current psychiatric diagnoses met, depressive symptomatology, alcohol and drug problem severity, and family and psychiatric problem severity over the 6 month period. Most students rated the program components as very or moderately helpful and most were attending AA at the 6-month assessment. Results are compared to findings from other programs for adolescents and young adults. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Inc.