Development and initial demonstration of a community-based intervention for homeless, cocaine-using, African-American Women

TY - JOUR

T1 - Development and initial demonstration of a community-based intervention for homeless, cocaine-using, African-American Women

AU - Stahler, Gerald J.

AU - Shipley, Thomas E.

AU - Kirby, Kimberly C.

AU - Godboldte, Catherine

AU - Kerwin, Mary Louise E.

AU - Shandler, Irving

AU - Simons, Lori

N1 - Funding Information: This research was supported by grants 1HD8 TI0000963 from the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment and R01 DA 11440 and R01 DA 15991 from National Institute on Drug Abuse.

PY - 2005/3

Y1 - 2005/3

N2 - Drug abstinence is difficult to achieve and maintain, especially when clients return to their pretreatment environment. Forging ties with the natural helping networks in the community, such as religious organizations, may reinforce abstinent behaviors established during treatment. This study evaluated Bridges to the Community, a supplemental component to an intensive residential treatment program. Bridges uses members of African-American churches as mentors for recovering women. This demonstration project included 118 female participants with primary cocaine dependence who received either standard treatment or Bridges plus standard treatment. Participants in both groups reduced substance use, risk-taking behaviors, depression, and increased self-esteem. Participants who received Bridges had greater treatment retention, reported 100% cocaine abstinence at follow-up, and were more satisfied with their treatment.

AB - Drug abstinence is difficult to achieve and maintain, especially when clients return to their pretreatment environment. Forging ties with the natural helping networks in the community, such as religious organizations, may reinforce abstinent behaviors established during treatment. This study evaluated Bridges to the Community, a supplemental component to an intensive residential treatment program. Bridges uses members of African-American churches as mentors for recovering women. This demonstration project included 118 female participants with primary cocaine dependence who received either standard treatment or Bridges plus standard treatment. Participants in both groups reduced substance use, risk-taking behaviors, depression, and increased self-esteem. Participants who received Bridges had greater treatment retention, reported 100% cocaine abstinence at follow-up, and were more satisfied with their treatment.

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U2 - 10.1016/j.jsat.2004.12.003

DO - 10.1016/j.jsat.2004.12.003

M3 - Article

C2 - 15780547

SN - 0740-5472

VL - 28

SP - 171

EP - 179

JO - Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

JF - Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

IS - 2

ER -