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Teen foster care program reduces drug use in early adulthood

October 10, 2015


Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care has demonstrated advantages over group residential placement for teen girls who are mandated to out-of-home care by the juvenile justice system. New findings from a follow-up to a trial supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse indicate that those benefits extend to a reduction in illegal drug use in young adulthood.

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