Youth detoxification and residential treatment literature review

The Youth Detoxification and Residential Treatment Literature Review will inform AADAC about the literature and research related to the effectiveness of adolescent substance use treatment in residential, detoxification and stabilization, wilderness, experiential and family-centred treatment settings. [...] Furthermore, none of the reviewed studies had among their goals the intent to assess the effectiveness of the treatment setting, many did not compare the treatment group(s) to a control group, and/or the duration and intensity of treatment varied, thus making it difficult to assess the effectiveness of interventions in a particular setting. [...] By studying the impacts of treatment services, and in particular the two new youth treatment programs in Edmonton and Calgary, AADAC has the ability to become a leader in the academic realm of youth substance use treatment. [...] AADAC’s use of this treatment modality among a youth population could contribute to the literature on this topic in the future through a review of the quality and effectiveness of AADAC’s youth detoxification and stabilization treatment program. [...] The procedure for assessing the quality of the study followed the guidelines developed by the Centre for Reviews and Dissemination (2001), and is summarized in the following table.