Chestnut Health Systems

This study tested a program to help people in Chicago start medication for opioid use disorder after a naloxone-reversed overdose. 251 adults who had an overdose and were not in treatment were randomly assigned to either the new program or standard referral. The program provided …

This study looked at whether juvenile probation officers (JPOs) can use a method called Contingency Management (CM) to help teens on their caseload who have drug problems. CM gives rewards for staying drug-free and has worked in other settings, but hasn't been tried by JPOs befor…

This study tested a special therapy called Multisystemic Therapy-Emerging Adults (MST-EA) in 183 young people aged 16 to 26 who had recent arrests or jail time and were struggling with alcohol or drug abuse. The goal was to see if the therapy could reduce criminal activity, subst…

This study tested a new program called PRE-FAIR to prevent opioid and methamphetamine addiction in young parents (ages 16-30) who are involved with Oregon's child welfare system. The program combined mental health support, parenting help, and drug use monitoring. 241 parents were…

This pilot study looked at whether paraprofessional coaches (some with personal experience of substance use) can help young adults involved in the justice system reduce their drug use. The study involved 35 participants and measured drug use through urine tests over several month…