Clinical Review
Repeat Admissions to Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Programs: A Descriptive Study
Fed Pract. 2008 May;25(5):32
Author(s):
Roth LS
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Lorraine S. Roth, MD
Dr. Roth is an attending psychiatrist in the department of psychiatry at North Chicago VA Medical Center, North Chicago, IL.
The VHA has requested more than $453 million to treat substance abuse in fiscal year 2009. When the most recent data indicate nearly half of the admissions to state-funded substance abuse treatment programs are repeat admissions, this author asks whether allocation of resources to residential treatment should be revisited.