Rome, A.McCartney, D.Best, D.Rush, Robert2018-06-292018-06-292017-06-23Rome, A.M., McCartney, D., Best, D. and Rush, R. (2017) ‘Changes in substance use and risk behaviors one year after treatment: outcomes associated with a quasi-residential rehabilitation service for alcohol and drug users in edinburgh’, Journal of Groups in Addiction & Recovery, 12(2–3), pp. 86–98. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/1556035X.2016.1261384.1556-035X, ESSN: 1556-0368https://doi.org/10.1080/1556035x.2016.1261384https://eresearch.qmu.ac.uk/handle/20.500.12289/4624Despite limited evidence base, rehabilitation services are associated with positive outcomes in U.K. research (Best et al., _2010_ Best, D., Rome, A., Hanning, K., White, W., Gossop, M., Taylor, A., & Perkins, A. (2010). Research for recovery: A review of the drugs evidence base. Edinburgh, Scotland: Scottish Government. ). The authors investigated outcomes associated following a 12-week abstinence-based treatment program. Data were collected from 145 patients using a European Version of the Addiction Severity Index (ASI-X) at intake, 6 months, and 1 year after completion. Individuals showed significantly better ASI-X scores after participating in program compared to their scores prior to the intervention. Those who completed the program had significantly better outcomes in medical and psychiatric domains at 12-month follow-up than those who dropped out before completion. Attending this abstinence-based program was associated with positive changes to physical health and social wellbeing, which were sustained 12 months after completion.86-98articlehttp://10.1080/1556035X.2016.1261384