Interim Group Research
During 2006, approximately 1500 individuals participated in Interim Group Services. Data from a graduate student’s thesis found that 70% of 120 individuals who participated in IGS at least once and who identified methamphetamine as their primary drug of choice followed through with their first episode of treatment. This is a remarkable finding considering the average wait for treatment was 42 days, half of the individuals were homeless and half were court referred. The analysis also revealed that the only variable which predicted follow through with the first episode of treatment was participation in IGS. Finally, the study found that there was 100% follow through with the first episode of treatment for those who participated in any number of groups between five and twenty-four.
Publications include:
Burrow-Sanchez, J. J. & Lundberg, K. J. (2006). Readiness to change in adults seeking publicly funded substance abuse treatment. Addictive Behaviors, 32, 199-204.
