NDARC Monograph 26: The nature and treatment of adolescent substance abuse – Mattick, Spooner, Howard, Noffs (1996)

The landmark document that set the standard for adolescent drug and alcohol treatment services.

This research led directly to the establishment of the Ted Noffs Foundation’s residential service, Program for Adolescent Life Management (PALM)

https://ndarc.med.unsw.edu.au/sites/default/files/ndarc/resources/Mono.26.pdf

NDARC Monograph 40: The nature and Treatment of Adolescent Substance Abuse

An evaluation of a comprehensive, intensive intervention for adolescents with a substance use disorder was conducted during its first 3 years of implementation (1996-98). The first evaluation of PALM.

https://ndarc.med.unsw.edu.au/sites/default/files/ndarc/resources/Mono.40.pdf

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