BCU’s Todd Knealing Publishes Article
on Substance Abuse Treatment

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Briar Cliff University’s Todd Knealing, assistant professor of psychology, recently published an article titled “Economic Cost of the Therapeutic Workplace Intervention Added to Methadone Maintenance” in the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment (JSAT).

Knealing, along with three co-authors from Johns Hopkins University, implemented the idea of a “therapeutic workplace” in which individuals would use paid training and employment, along with standard methadone treatments, to help abstain from substance abuse.

“Because this method costs less, it may be useful to policy makers, social service agencies, and researchers interested in using or further developing the therapeutic workplace intervention,” Knealing said.

JSAT features original reviews, training and educational articles, special commentary, and research articles that are meaningful to the treatment of alcohol, heroin, marijuana and other drugs of dependence.

Briar Cliff University is a Catholic institution with an enrollment of more than 1,100 students from 26 states, Canada, Bosnia, Ecuador and Pakistan.  Students are educated in the Franciscan tradition of excellence in the liberal arts and prepared for professional success in an environment of care and compassion.