Study Quantifies Cost-Benefit of Family Interventions Designed to....
- Public Domain, 2002.
- SIRS Enduring Issues 2003. Article 71. Health, 1522-323X; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2003. Originally Published: Study Quantifies Cost-Benefit of Family Interventions Designed to..., May 1, 2002; pp. n.p..
"Iowa State University researchers have calculated that brief family intervention programs designed to discourage teen drinking are both beneficial and cost-effective. Their study found that each dollar spent on intervention programs for adolescents was returned many times over in savings by preventing future costs associated with alcohol problems in adulthood." (NIH NEWS RELEASE) This article discusses the cost-effectiveness of family interventions geared toward preventing teenage drinking.
1522-323X;
Alcoholism--Prevention.
Family services.
Operant behavior.
Teenagers--Alcohol use.
AC1.S5
050
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2003. Originally Published: Study Quantifies Cost-Benefit of Family Interventions Designed to..., May 1, 2002; pp. n.p..
"Iowa State University researchers have calculated that brief family intervention programs designed to discourage teen drinking are both beneficial and cost-effective. Their study found that each dollar spent on intervention programs for adolescents was returned many times over in savings by preventing future costs associated with alcohol problems in adulthood." (NIH NEWS RELEASE) This article discusses the cost-effectiveness of family interventions geared toward preventing teenage drinking.
1522-323X;
Alcoholism--Prevention.
Family services.
Operant behavior.
Teenagers--Alcohol use.
AC1.S5
050