Drug Addiction Models: An Evaluation

IN-PATIENT MEDICAL MODEL TREATMENT PROGRAMS AND COMMUNITY-

BASED SOCIAL MODEL PROGRAMS WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM RECIDIVISM RATES: A RESEARCH PROPOSAL

The proposed study will evaluate the comparative effectiveness of residential social model drug addiction treatment programs in relation to (a) in-patient medical model treatment programs and (b) community-based social model programs within the context of short-term and long-term recidivism rates. In-patient medical model programs typically are the most expensive approaches to the treatment of drug addition, while community-based social model programs are among the least expensive. Residential social model programs typically are (a) less expensive than in-patient medical model programs and (b) more expensive that community-based social model programs. The comparative value of the programs, however, is best assessed within the context of the long-term costs to society associated with the recidivism of drug addicted persons.

2. Statement of Purpose and Background

The toll exacted by drug abuse on the American society and on individuals within the society in both social and economic contexts is both appalling and enormous. Federal, state, and local governments in the United States commit an enormous amount of their resources (financial, human, and physical) to f

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dical outcomes as objectives in treatment programs for drug addiction. The process versus outcome approach to the treatment of drug addicts in the United States is an issue on which positions do not appear to be softening (Council of State Governments, 2000). There are two approaches to the application of the social model to the treatment of drug addiction. The first approach is a non-residential community-based program that provides support for addicts, while simultaneously educating the surrounding community in relation to drug addiction and recovery. The second approach involves the operating of residential recovery houses which provide broad based social support and education for drug addicts in a supportive environment that is both alcohol-free and drug-free. Residential-based substance abuse programs are the most costly when viewed from a near-term perspective; however, when such programs provide the long-term and lasting benefits promised, the residential-based substance abuse treatment program tends to be characterized by the best benefit-cost ratio from the perspectives of both society and the individual being treated. One residential program based on the social model is Beacon House in San Pedro, California. Thi
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