SUPERIOR EFFICACY OF COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL THERAPY FOR URBAN CRACK COCAINE ABUSERS - MAIN AND MATCHING EFFECTS

This study evaluated the efficacy of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT ) and 12-step facilitation (12SF) in treating cocaine abuse. Participa nts (N = 128) were randomly assigned to treatment conditions and asses sed at baseline and at Weeks 4, 8, 12, and 26. Treatment lasted for 12 weeks. It was hypothesized that participants treated with CBT would b e significantly more likely to achieve abstinence from cocaine than pa rticipants treated with 12SF A series of patient-treatment matching hy potheses was also proposed. Across 2 different outcome variables, it w as found that participants in CBT were significantly more likely to ac hieve abstinence than participants in 12SF In addition, some support f or matching hypotheses was found, suggesting that both psychotherapies may be differentially effective for identified subgroups of persons t hat abuse cocaine.