Alcohol and Drug Services Study (ADSS), 1996-1999: (United States). Codebook Part 3: Phase II, Main/Incentive Abstract

摘要

Alcohol and Drug Services Study (ADSS) is a national survey of substance abuse treatment facilities and clients. The objective of ADSS was to collect detailed information on the characteristics of substance abuse treatment facilities and on clients discharged from those facilities. The data will be used to develop better estimates of client length of stay and the costs of treatment and to describe the post-treatment status of clients. ADSS is the continuation of the 1990 DSRS and SROS surveys and provides more detailed information on the organization of the national treatment system and the clients in treatment. ADSS consists of three phases: (1) a facility-based telephone interview with a representative sample of about 2,400 substance abuse treatment facilities; (2) a record-based survey of clients where client-level information was collected on a sample of over 5,000 clients discharged during a 6-month period; and (3) followup personal interviews with the sample of clients and a comparison group to determine post-treatment status in terms of substance use, economic status, criminal justice status, and further substance abuse treatment episodes. Urine testing was conducted to validate self-report of drug use. This manual documents the Phase II data files and provides guidance on using the file to produce national estimates.