Factors associated with substance use disorder treatment completion: a cross-sectional analysis of justice-involved adolescents

Table 1 Characteristics of JIA in Current SUD Treatment Programs

	Overall (n = 25,587)	%	Not Completed (n = 22,634)	%	Completed (n = 2953)	%
	n	%	n	%	n	%
Race
White	10,512	41.1	9109	40.2	1403	47.5
Black	10,981	42.9	9.951	44	1030	34.9
Latinx	3975	15.5	3466	15.3	509	17.2
Other	119	0.5	108	0.5	11	0.4
Gender
Male	21,109	82.5	18,603	82.2	2506	84.9
Female	4478	17.5	4031	17.8	447	15.1
Household Income
Under $15 k	4991	19.5	4587	20.3	404	13.7
From $15 k to $34,999	13,817	54	12,282	54.3	1535	52
From $35 k to $49,999	4519	17.7	3889	17.2	630	21.3
$50 k & Over	2198	8.6	1819	8	379	12.8
Age⁺mean (SD)	14.07 (3.75)
Drug Use
Alcohol Only	2702	10.6	2139	9.5	563	19.1
Marijuana Only	7486	29.3	6820	30.1	666	22.6
Alcohol and Marijuana Only	9243	36.1	8300	26.7	943	31.9
Hard Drugs	6156	24.1	5375	23.7	781	26.4
Mental Health Diagnoses
None	15,311	59.8	14,278	63.1	1033	35
One	8.542	33.4	6981	30.8	1561	52.9
Two	1734	6.8	1375	6.13	359	12.2
History of Participation in a Treatment Program
Never	13,879	54.2	13,352	59	527	17.8
Once	8887	34.7	7188	31.8	1699	57.5
Multiple Times	2821	11	2094	9.3	727	24.6
History of Attending Drug and Alcohol Classes
Never	12,753	49.8	12,253	54.1	502	17
Voluntarily Attended	1368	5.3	1162	5.1	206	7
Attended by Request	3770	14.7	3128	13.8	642	21.7
Attended at Court Direction	7696	30.1	6093	26.9	1603	54.3
ACE Measure Summary Score⁺mean (SD)	4.14 (2.04)

Chi square statistics: Race (Χ² = 90.65, p = 0.000); gender (Χ² = 12.92, p = 0.000); household income (Χ² = 156.82, p = 0.000); age (Χ² = 77.39, p = 0.000); drug use (Χ² = 304.10, p = 0.000); mental health diagnoses (Χ² = 866.66, p = 0.000); history of participation (Χ² = 1874.52, p = 0.000); history of attending classes (Χ² = 1500.54, p = 0.000); ACE measure (Χ² = 57.32, p = 0.000); history of witnessing violence (Χ² = 2.01, p = 0.157); support network (Χ² = 259.60, p = 0.000); runaway (Χ² = 6.81, p = 0.033); detention placement (Χ² = 24.08, p = 0.000); commitment placement (Χ² = 226.92, p = 0.000); admiration of social peers (Χ² = 9.21, p = 0.010); school enrollment (Χ² = 54.17, p = 0.000); likelihood of staying in school (Χ² = 224.75, p = 0.000); optimism (Χ² = 41.17, 0.000)

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