ADDICTION RESEARCH AND TREATMENT CORPORATION EVALUATION TEAM, PROGRESS REPORT, JANUARY 31, 1971

• NCJ Number: 965
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1968
• Length: 20 pages
• Grant Number(s): NI-69-038
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: Columbia University
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS REPORT ON THE ARTC PROGRAM DEALS WITH A SURVEY OF COMMUNITY ATTITUDES AND A METHOD SET UP TO MONITOR PATIENTS ACCEPTED INTO THE EXPERIMENT.

Abstract

MEMBERS OF THE BEDFORD STUYVESANT COMMUNITY, IN BROOKLYN WHERE ARTC IS LOCATED, WERE SURVEYED ON THEIR ATTITUDES TOWARD CRIME AND ADDICTION. TWO CONTROL GROUPS USING METHADONE WERE PLACED IN SEPARATE FACILITIES. ONE GROUP OF PATIENTS WAS PROVIDED WITH SOCIAL SERVICES WHILE THESE SERVICES WERE WITHHELD FROM THE OTHER GROUP FOR COMPARISON. A COMPUTERIZED RECORD ON EACH PATIENT'S PROFILE IS PROVIDED.