Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: Network Support for Alcohol Treatment: Mechanisms and Effectiveness
Brief Summary: The Network Support project is part of an ongoing effort to improve treatment for alcohol dependent patients. The Network Support Project is designed to help patients change their social network from one that reinforces drinking behavior to one that reinforces sobriety.

160 patients will be assigned to one of two treatments. Each of the treatments will last 12 weeks. The first is a Network Support (NS) treatment designed to help patients develop new acquaintances and social networks. It is expected that alcohol dependent patients will benefit from increasing their contact with non-drinking people. This NS condition will be compared to a packaged CBT program for alcoholics (PCBT) that is designed to teach a number of skills to help people stop drinking, but does not address social networks per se.

In order to better understand what is happening to the investigators patients, the investigators will be using daily computerized telephone calls to ask about people's experiences. This will be done both before and after treatment. Patients will also be asked to participate in follow-up interviews every 3 months for 2 years following the end of treatment.


Options:
A: Inclusion Criteria:

* completion or scheduled completion (i.e., within 2 weeks) of Inpatient or Intensive Outpatient treatment
* fluency in English
* enrollment in a substance abuse aftercare program
* medical clearance by referring provider
* willingness to accept random assignment to treatment condition

Exclusion Criteria:

* already participated in the pilot MBRP trial conducted by this research team
* participation in the comorbid disorders or relapse prevention groups offered at partner agency
* comorbid psychosis (including schizophrenia, schizoaffective or other schizophreniform disorder)and/or dementia, acute suicidality/intent to harm others, severe cognitive impairment, and high risk of withdrawal or medical complications stemming from relapse which would require a higher level of care.
B: Inclusion Criteria - Women with a diagnosis of substance abuse or dependence who also have either full or sub-threshold DSM-IV PTSD.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Women will be excluded from the study who have current psychotic disorders, or a history of active psychosis (past two months); women with a diagnosis of substance abuse or dependence who also have either full or sub-threshold DSM-IV PTSD; and women who have current psychotic disorders, or a history of active psychosis (past two months).
C: Inclusion Criteria:

* 18 yo
* meets Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) criteria for alcohol dependence

Exclusion Criteria:

* acute medical or psychiatric problems that require inpatient treatment (e.g., acute psychosis, or suicide/homicide risk)
* reading ability below the fifth grade level
* lack of reliable transportation to the treatment site, or excessive commuting distance
* inability to understand English
D: Inclusion Criteria:

To be eligible for the study participants must:

1. Be 18 years or older
2. Live in RI or MA within 20 miles of Providence and plan to remain in the area for the next 6 months
3. Meet DSM-IV criteria for alcohol abuse or dependence in the last six months
4. Do not expect to attend residential alcohol or drug treatment upon release
5. Report STI/HIV sexual risk defined as unprotected heterosexual sex at least three times in the three months prior to incarceration
6. Speak English.
7. Be currently held at the Rhode Island Adult Correctional Institutions Jail facility

Women will be excluded from participation if they:

1. Cannot provide the name of at least two locator persons who will know where they can be found.

Answer: C