James A. Inciardi (1939-2009)
April 01, 2010 Dr. James A. Inciardi, founder and co-director of the Center for Drug and Alcohol Studies and professor of sociology and criminal justice at the University of Delaware, died on November...
View ArticleHigh, Persistent Rates of Risky Sexual Behaviors in Delinquent Youth
October 01, 2010Young people who have gotten into trouble with the criminal justice system report high rates of sexual behaviors that increase risk of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections...
View ArticleResearch Addresses Needs of Criminal Justice Staff and Offenders
April 01, 2009Lori Whitten, NIDA Notes StaffNIDA established the Criminal Justice-Drug Abuse Treatment Studies (CJ-DATS) project in 2002 to reduce substance abuse and recidivism among offenders...
View ArticleLegal Pressure Increases Treatment Retention
April 01, 2009 People who participated in substance abuse treatment on the recommendation or requirement of an attorney or criminal justice professional were more likely to stay in treatment than were...
View ArticleCourt Mandates Help Men With Antisocial Personality Disorders Stay in Treatment
April 01, 2009Men with co-occurring substance abuse and antisocial personality disorders may particularly benefit from judicially mandated addiction treatment. Such legal pressure has been shown to...
View ArticleHigh-Risk Drug Offenders Do Better With Close Judicial Supervision
Low-risk offenders do equally well with and without regularly scheduled court appearances.December 01, 2008Adjusting the frequency of mandatory drug court monitoring sessions according to offenders'...
View ArticlePrinciples of Drug Addiction Treatment: What Works with Offenders
Provides an overview of drug abuse treatment principles derived from research findings in the areas of criminology and drug abuse treatment.July 2006PresentationsHealth and Medical...
View ArticleProgram Reduces Recidivism Among Men With Co-occurring Disorders
July 20, 2012A modified therapeutic community program designed by NIDA-supported researchers helped male parolees with co-occurring substance abuse and mental health disorders adjust to living in their...
View ArticleQ & A: Dr. Redonna Chandler
April 04, 2013In this video, Dr. Chandler explains what her Branch does and the ways in which her work is rewarding.The chief of NIDA's Services Research Branch talks about drug abuse treatment within...
View ArticleCriminal Justice and Drug Abuse
December 2012 Brief DescriptionDrug abuse is implicated in at least three types of drug-related offenses: (1) offenses defined by drug possession or sales, (2) offenses directly related to drug abuse...
View ArticleAfter Release, Jail Inmates’ Substance Use Patterns Relate to Their Choice of...
July 15, 2013Text Description of GraphicWhen the goal is to avoid using alcohol and illicit substances after being released from jail, it’s who one’s friends are that counts most. Self-control is...
View ArticleMethadone Therapy in Prison Benefits Men a Year Out
November 01, 2009Providing methadone maintenance to men in prison can pay off in better retention in community treatment and reduced drug abuse following their release. In a recent clinical trial, men...
View ArticleCalifornia Reaped Large Savings by Diverting Drug-Using Offenders Into Treatment
California’s Proposition 36, which allows qualified drug offenders to enter substance use treatment rather than go to jail or prison, saved the state close to $100 million in its first year.
View ArticleStudy: Treat Jail Detainees’ Drug Abuse To Lower HIV Transmission
Active drug use before incarceration was associated with decreased engagement in HIV treatment among HIV-infected jail detainees. The severity of drug dependence correlated with worsening measures of...
View ArticleMethadone maintenance in prison results in treatment retention, lower drug...
Science SpotlightMay 29, 2015Treatment is the KeyA new NIDA-funded study shows that, among people incarcerated for six months or less, those who received continued methadone maintenance while...
View ArticleCourt Mandates Help Men With Antisocial Personality Disorders Stay in Treatment
Reports on a study of men with co-occurring substance abuse and antisocial personality disorders and the potential benefit of judicially mandated addiction treatment.
View ArticleHigh-Risk Drug Offenders Do Better With Close Judicial Supervision
Reports on research showing that increasing the mandatory drug court monitoring sessions for high-risk drug offenders can enhance program success rates.
View ArticleProgram Reduces Recidivism Among Men With Co-occurring Disorders
A modified therapeutic community program designed by NIDA-supported researchers helped Colorado offenders with co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders re-enter their communities and...
View ArticleQ & A: Dr. Redonna Chandler
The chief of NIDA's Services Research Branch talks about drug abuse treatment within the criminal justice system, and assesses the challenges facing drug abuse treatment overall in the United States.
View ArticleAfter Release, Jail Inmates’ Substance Use Patterns Relate to Their Choice of...
When the goal is to avoid using alcohol and illicit substances after being released from jail, it’s who one’s friends are that counts most. Self-control is important because it helps a person have the...
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