Telephone-based continuing care counseling in substance abuse treatment: Economic analysis of a randomized trial

Highlights • Telephone continuing care achieved greater abstinence than standard groups. • Shorter sessions made telephone continuing care less costly than standard groups. • Avoiding travel time and expenses, telephone continuing care saved clients money. • Telephone continuing care is cost-effecti...

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Published in:	Drug and alcohol dependence Vol. 159; pp. 109 - 116
Main Authors:	Shepard, Donald S, Daley, Marilyn C, Neuman, Matthew J, Blaakman, Aaron P, McKay, James R
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Ireland Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01-02-2016
Subjects:	Alcohol and cocaine dependence Continuing care alternatives Continuity of Patient Care - economics Cost-Benefit Analysis Counseling - economics Counseling - methods Female Humans Male Psychiatry Relapse prevention Secondary Prevention - economics Substance-Related Disorders - economics Substance-Related Disorders - therapy Telephone Telephone-based continuing care Treatment Outcome Alcohol and cocaine dependence Telephone-based continuing care Relapse prevention Continuing care alternatives
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Summary:	Highlights • Telephone continuing care achieved greater abstinence than standard groups. • Shorter sessions made telephone continuing care less costly than standard groups. • Avoiding travel time and expenses, telephone continuing care saved clients money. • Telephone continuing care is cost-effective and should be more widely disseminated. • Telephone provides support to clients who otherwise might not get continuing care.
ISSN:	0376-8716 1879-0046
DOI:	10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.11.034