Evaluations of Adolescent Treatment Programs Suggest

question 101

Multiple Choice

Evaluations of adolescent treatment programs suggest:

• A) placing adolescents who experiment with drugs into treatment programs has been effective in preventing escalation to drug abuse.
• B) drug treatment programs for adolescent substance abuse are more effective when the adolescent's family is involved in therapy with the adolescent.
• C) the most effective programs are those that deal with substance abusing adolescents in a private setting, away from their families and friends.
• D) most substance abuse treatment programs for adolescents have strict admission guidelines so they only accept adolescents who are seriously abusing drugs.

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