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. 2018 Feb 28;14(1):1–281. doi: 10.4073/csr.2018.3

Study

Outcome

Longest follow‐up

Intervention

Comparison

Effect size

Milby 1996 (67)

Alcohol use (mean)

Addiction Severity Index ‐ number days in past 30 days alcohol used

12 months

Intervention clients reported a greater reduction in alcohol use over the last 30 days than control clients (p=.026). EC had 8 days fewer of reported alcohol use in the past 30 days from baseline to 12‐months with no difference in the UC group.

Milby 1996 (67)

Drug use – urine tests

Proportion/median positive cocaine toxicologies

12 months

Percent cocaine‐positive urine toxicologies revealed a significant difference between the two treatment groups across all time points (p=.0003). Intervention group had 4% fewer positive cocaine toxicologies at 12 months than control group.

Milby 1996 (67)

Employment – self report (mean)

Addiction Severity Index ‐ number days employed in past 30 days

12 months

The longitudinal difference between groups was not statistically significant across all time points (p=.504).