Adolescent youth who are drug-prone were involved in a workshop program designed to restructure the system of social reinforcers to furnish interpersonal and intrapsychic rewards for productive “straight” behaviors. These six-month workshops resulted in a 73 percent retention rate compared to a 15 percent rate in a comparison group involved in conventional one-on-one counseling. The implications for “drug careers” are discussed.
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