A SUBSTANCE-ABUSE RESEARCH-TREATMENT CLINIC - EFFECTIVE PROCEDURES AND SYSTEMS

Drug abuse treatment clinics vary widely. This article presents a mode l of a research-treatment clinic in which effective procedures and sys tems were instituted. These systems produce an environment in which bo th excellent research can be conducted and effective treatment provide d, by a team of researchers and clinicians. Many of the procedures ove rcome frequently occurring problems at drug treatment clinics. The pot ential applicability of these procedures and systems to standard drug treatment clinics is discussed.