Journal of Addictions & Offender Counseling articles from October 2003

Journal of Addictions & Offender Counseling archives from October 2003

Concurrent validity of the Schwartz outcome scale with a chemically dependent population.
October 1, 2003... Clients (N = 151) completed the Schwartz Outcome Scale (SOS-10; M. A. Blais et al., 1999) and the Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory-3 (F. G. Miller & L. E. Lazowski, 1999). The results show a negative relationship between substance use...

A preliminary study using the substance abuse subtle screening inventory--adolescent form as an outcome measure with adolescent offenders.
October 1, 2003... The authors describe a preliminary study using the Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory--Adolescent Form (SASSI-A; F. Miller, 1994) as an outcome measure with adolescent offenders. Results indicate that the SASSI-A can be successfully...

Screening and assessing adolescent substance abuse: a primer for counselors.
October 1, 2003... Adolescent substance abuse is an increasing problem in U.S. society. This article provides an overview of adolescent substance abuse, screening, and assessment strategies; contact information related to specific assessment instruments; and...

A preliminary investigation of college students' alcohol consumption at two universities with limited Greek systems.
October 1, 2003... At 2 moderately sized, public, urban universities with limited Greek systems, 1,246 college students completed the CORE Survey (C. A. Presley, R. Harrold, E. Scouten, R. Lyerla, & P. W. Meilman, 1994). Serious alcohol-related behaviors and...

Resiliency, risk, and substance use among hispanic urban juvenile detainees.
October 1, 2003... A study of resiliency was conducted among 236 urban juvenile detainees. Findings reveal that resiliency processes related differently to risk and protective factors, differed among ethnic groups, and varied by age and gender among juvenile...