Those with many risk factors may need more rigorous supervision and treatment, such as residential care if they face major socioeconomic barriers to recovery.

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-	Lower socioeconomic status
-	Less stable home
-	Person, property, and court offenses 
-	Cocaine and Opioid Dependence

Factors Related to Negative TASC Outcomes

Clark, C. B., McCullumsmith, C. B., Redmond, N., Hardy, S., Waesche, M. C., Osula, G., & Cropsey, K. L. (2013). Factors associated with rapid failure in a Treatment Alternatives for Safer Communities (TASC) program. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 45(4), 376–380. https://doi-org.proxy.wichita.edu/10.1016/j.jsat.2013.05.007

Factors associated with rapid failure in a Treatment Alternatives for Safer Communities (TASC) program

Reducing Negative TASC Outcomes

Being uninsured, disabled, unemployed, and less educated correlates to failing the TASC earlier.

Lower Socioeconomic Status and Negative TASC Outcomes

Having a less stable home; or being separated or widowed relates to failing the TASC early.

Less Stable Home and Negative TASC Outcomes

Person, property, and court offenses relate to a faster time to a negative outcome with TASC. 

Criminal Offenses and Negative TASC Outcomes

Those who are cocaine and opioid dependent did worse than those dependent on other types of drugs. This is because the former two are linked to many criminal behaviors and treatment dropout. 

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