Title of Study: Enhancing Outcomes in Addiction Treatment
The purpose if this study is to examine the educational impact of a psychoeducational neurobiology of addictions program, on behavior change. Patients who are entering primary outpatient treatment for addictions will be invited to participate in 3 one-hour education group sessions over the course of three weeks. The study will examine the effects of a neurobiology of addictions program on behavior change, stages of change with motivation from core beliefs, and knowledge gained from the psychoeducational process. A control and an experimental group will each receive 3 hours of addiction education over a three week period. Both groups will have a different educational focus. Once the education is complete, the groups will be compared to determine which if any, targeted behavioral changes have been observed.
Enhancing Outcomes in Addiction Treatment
The purpose of this study is to examine the educational impact of a psychoeducational neurobiology of addictions program on behavior change. Patients who are entering treatment for addictions will be invited to participate in 3 one-hour education group sessions over the course of three weeks. The study will examine the effects of a neurobiology of addictions program on behavior change, stages of change with motivation from core beliefs, and knowledge gained from the psychoeducational process. A control and an experimental group will each receive 3 hours of addiction education over a three week period. Both groups will have a different educational focus. Once the education is complete, the groups will be compared to determine which if any, targeted behavioral changes have been observed.
Hypotheses: (1) Patients who receive specific education on the neurobiology of addiction will select to use Antabuse and Naltrexone more often than patients who receive an alternate education program.
Hypothesis: (2) Patients who rec...