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Treating college substance abusers. The New Jersey Collegiate Substance Abuse Program.

University students with serious substance use disorders may require specialized treatment. The New Jersey Collegiate Substance Abuse Program (NJCSAP) was a treatment center developed for this population that allowed students to receive treatment while remaining in the university environment and continuing school. NJCSAP was structured into three levels of care so that clients could be matched to treatment of appropriate intensity. In addition, NJCSAP helped students develop a network of supportive recovering peers and activities on the Rutgers University campus. An evaluation of the client population revealed a group of students with a history of severe substance use and related problems. Implications of the evaluation results are discussed.

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An intensive program for collegiate substance abusers. Progress six months after treatment entry.

The New Jersey Collegiate Substance Abuse Program (NJCSAP) provided intensive substances abuse treatment to college students requiring treatment for severe substance use disorders. This study reports the progress of students who received 6 months of treatment of NJCSAP and participated in a research evaluation of the program. Overall, 74.5% of participants who completed the follow-up were abstinent at the 6-month assessment. Including participants who did not complete the follow-up as user yielded a 52.6% rate of abstinence. Students who completed the follow-up experienced decreases in the number of current psychiatric diagnoses met, depressive symptomatology, alcohol and drug problem severity, and family and psychiatric problem severity over the 6 month period. Most students rated the program components as very or moderately helpful and most were attending AA at the 6-month assessment. Result are compared to findings from other programs for adolescents and young adults.

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