Journal of Alcoholism & Drug Dependence
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Mark Burton

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• Research Article
  Treatment Process and Participant Characteristic Predictors of Substance Use Outcome in Mentorship for Addiction Problems (MAP)
  Author(s): Kathlene Tracy, Deborah Guzman and Mark BurtonKathlene Tracy, Deborah Guzman and Mark Burton
  
  There are a variety of self-help treatments which have components of sponsorship or peer support. Although there has been a recent surge in the utilization of peer support interventions within clinical settings, there is limited data on substance use outcome predictors for interventions designed solely for peer support within community treatment settings that are empirically based. We examined both treatment process and participant characteristic variables as predictors of substance use outcomes within our Stage I pilot which developed a new intervention, Mentorship for Addiction Problems (MAP). We found treatment process variables to be significantly associated with substance use outcome and no participant characteristic variables... View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2329-6488.1000171

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