Evaluation of the impact of the New Jersey Access Initiative mentorship program on drug using behavior in clients with opiate dependence

<p>This study was conducted to examine the relationship between mentoring services and reported illicit drug using behavior for opiate-dependent individuals. Data used in this study were part of a larger project by New Jersey Access Initiative (NJAI). Participants were 2,424 individuals were addicted to opiates. Results indicated that none of the participants reported receiving mentoring services. In addition, large amounts of incomplete and missing data in the dataset made statistical analyses impossible. Instead, descriptive results on drug usage, living conditions, education, employment, and social support are described. Implications regarding how mentoring services could have impacted participants' drug use are also examined. In addition, limitations and problems conducting the study are explained.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

M.A. in Mental Health Counseling and Applied Psychology

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Psychology

Year dc:date.available

2007

Author dc:creator

• Ingegneri, Jennifer

Contributors dc:contributor

• Kerwin, Mary Louise

• Drug abuse counseling--New Jersey; Drug addiction--Treatment--New Jersey
• Psychology

Repository record dc:identifier

https://rdw.rowan.edu/etd/807

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:rdw.rowan.edu:etd-1806