Research Report
Family-Focused Approaches to Opioid Addiction Improve the Effectiveness of Treatment
Research Report from Society for Research in Child Development
From the report, "In treating opioid addiction, moving from an individual approach to a family-focused approach to treatment can have lasting benefits for children and parents, and decrease health care costs."
This research report discusses the new evidence that finds family-focused approaches can improve upon models that treat individuals, expanding benefits and cost efficiencies, and improving the health and development of children.
