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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Subst Abuse Treat. 2010 Dec 21;40(3):307–312. doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2010.11.012

Table 1.

Characteristics of Community-Based Treatment Programs Employing Nurses

Variable % (N) or Mean (SD)
Number of nurses currently employed 7.4 (10.6)
Number of nurses who voluntarily quit in the past year 1.4 (2.6)
Located in a hospital setting 12.3% (15)
Operates as a for-profit 13.9% (17)
Is accredited by Joint Commission or CARF 82.0% (100)
Is an opioid treatment program (OTP) 40.2% (49)
Offers residential treatment 28.7% (35)
Offers adolescent-only treatment services 13.9% (17)
Past-year voluntary counselor turnover 13.3 (11.6)
Has expanded any of its operations in past two years 45.9% (56)
Has reduced any of its operations in the past two years 20.5% (25)