Needs assessment in substance misuse: a comparison of approaches and case study

Public policy practitioners are often confronted with the problem of "needs assessment." But needs can be defined and measured in many ways, and often in pursuit of fundamentally different ends. This paper provides a brief paradigmatic comparison of two alternative approaches to the proble...

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Published in:	International journal of the addictions Vol. 28; no. 8; p. 767
Main Authors:	Simeone, R S, Frank, B, Aryan, Z
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01-01-1993
Subjects:	Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - epidemiology Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - prevention & control Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - transmission Anomie Cross-Sectional Studies Health Care Rationing - trends Health Resources - trends Health Services Needs and Demand - trends Humans Incidence New York - epidemiology Personality Inventory Risk Factors Social Adjustment Substance Abuse Treatment Centers - trends Substance-Related Disorders - epidemiology Substance-Related Disorders - rehabilitation Urban Health - trends New York
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Summary:	Public policy practitioners are often confronted with the problem of "needs assessment." But needs can be defined and measured in many ways, and often in pursuit of fundamentally different ends. This paper provides a brief paradigmatic comparison of two alternative approaches to the problem of needs assessment in the area of substance misuse, and it concludes with a case study describing the implementation of a model developed by the New York State Division of Substance Abuse Services.
ISSN:	0020-773X
DOI:	10.3109/10826089309062172