Teens Medical Cost Less with 12 Steps
Conclusions
The findings suggest that 12-step participation conveys medical cost offsets for youth who undergo AOD treatment. Reduced costs may be related to improved AOD outcomes due to 12-step participation, improved general health due to changes in social network following 12-step participation, or better compliance to both AOD treatment and 12-step meetings.
Marlon P. Mundt, Sujaya Parthasarathy, Felicia W. Chi, Stacy Sterling, Cynthia I. Campbell. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. Volume 126, Issues 1–2, 1 November 2012, Pages 124–130
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