Relapse among adolescent drug abusers following treatment: The role of probable ADHD status Article

Latimer, WW, Ernst, J, Hennessey, J et al. (2004). Relapse among adolescent drug abusers following treatment: The role of probable ADHD status . JOURNAL OF CHILD & ADOLESCENT SUBSTANCE ABUSE, 13(3), 1-16. 10.1300/J029v13n03_01

cited authors

  • Latimer, WW; Ernst, J; Hennessey, J; Stinchfield, RD; Winters, KC

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abstract

  • This is a report on a sample of adolescent drug abusers in treatment (N = 220) to estimate the degree to which probable ADHD status increases the odds of posttreatment alcohol, marijuana, and other drug relapse during the initial 6 months following discharge. Drug abusing youth with probable ADHD status exhibited 2.5 times the risk of posttreatment alcohol relapse when compared to youth without probable ADHD status while controlling for demographics, pretreatment conduct-disordered behavior, pretreatment alcohol use frequency, and treatment factors. A significant crude association between probable ADHD status and other drug relapse was not maintained when adjusted for pretreatment conduct-disordered behavior, pretreatment other drug use frequency, or treatment factors. Different conceptual models are offered to explain substance-specific associations between probable ADHD status and posttreatment relapse. The findings suggest that standard treatment approaches that do not directly address comorbid disorders may result in elevated posttreatment relapse rates among recovering youth with ADHD. © 2004 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved.

publication date

  • June 11, 2004

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start page

  • 1

end page

  • 16

volume

  • 13

issue

  • 3