Treatment Effectiveness
IRETA staff have put together a series of brochures and handouts based on a review of the scientific literature that demonstrates treatment effectiveness, cost-offsets, and sustainability. For a nominal fee, brochures are available by calling toll-free 1-866-246-5344. Brochures, handouts, and additional information are available free of charge by clicking on the links below.
Hint: You can "Right Click" on the links to the Power Point presentations and choose "Save Target As..." to save the file to your hard drive. You can then open the file using the Power Point software application on your computer.
Addictions Recovery: When Knowing the Facts can Help (PDF)
An
brochure that synthesizes of the prior four treatment effectiveness fact sheets developed by IRETA.
Addictions Recovery: When Knowing the Facts can Help in Pennsylvania (PDF)
An
brochure that synthesizes of the prior four treatment effectiveness fact sheets developed by IRETA, with an addendum with information specific to Pennsylvania.
Addictions Recovery: When Knowing the Facts can Help In New York (PDF)
An
brochure that synthesizes of the prior four treatment effectiveness fact sheets developed by IRETA, with an addendum with information specific to New York.
Addictions Fact Sheet #1: Effectiveness/Cost-Effectiveness/Treatment Gap (1-pager) (PDF 54.1 KB)
Prepared by Institute for Research, Education and Training in
Addictions (IRETA), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Addictions Fact Sheet #2: Effectiveness/Cost-Effectiveness/Treatment Gap (PDF 43.8 KB)
Prepared by Institute for Research, Education and Training in
Addictions (IRETA), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Addictions Fact Sheet #3: Addictions Treament Q & A (PDF 53.7 KB)
Prepared by Institute for Research, Education and Training in
Addictions (IRETA), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Addictions Fact Sheet #4: Evidence to Support Addictions Treament (PDF 50.6 KB)
Prepared by Institute for Research, Education and Training in
Addictions (IRETA), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Bad Budget Medicine
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Op-Ed - April 26, 2003
Michael T. Flaherty, Ph.D., Executive Director
I.R.E.T.A.
"Cutting Addictions Treatment:
What does the Science Tell Us?" (MS Word 36 KB)
Statement of A. Thomas McLellan, Ph.D., Director,
Treatment Research Institute
Before the Philadelphia City Council,
May 7, 2003
Cost Effectiveness and Cost Benefit Analysis of Substance Abuse
Treatment (Power Point 96.5 KB)
Presented by Henrick Harwood, The Lewin Group
Prepared For the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
Cost Calculator (PowerPoint 211 KB)
PowerPoint presentation that displays the impact of alcohol-related problems on the workplace.
Courtesy Eric Goplerud (GWU).
Adolescent Substance Abuse: What We Know . . . And How to Prevent It! (Power Point 52.5 KB)
This Power Point presentation provides statistics on adolescent substance use, the treatment continuum,
risk factors, intervention and prevention, and sources for additional information.
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