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Drugs and Prisoners: Treatment Needs on Entering Prison*
Celia C. Lo,Richard C. Stephens +1 more
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The study found that individuals currentlydependent on cocaine or opiates perceived that they had a need for drug treatment, while those currently dependent on marijuana did not share this perception.Abstract:
An interview study was conducted among a group of incoming prisoners in a county jail in Ohio during the summers of 1997 and 1998 to assess their current drug treatment needs. "Incoming prisoners" refers to individuals who were being transferred from this county jail to the state prison system. Marijuana and cocaine were the most commonly tried illegal drugs among the subjects as well as the drugs of choice during the month prior to imprisonment. The Diagnostic Interview Schedule, combined with questions employed in the Drug Use Forecasting (DUF) project, was used to construct the questionnaire for this study. Based on the criteria of DSM-IV diagnoses, 57.5% of those interviewed had exhibited drug dependency at some point in their lives, and 51% were currently dependent on some substance. Thus, more than half of the incoming prisoners were in need of treatment for use of at least one substance. Cocaine dependence was the greatest problem facing this group of inmates, with an especially notable problem among the older females. Younger males were more likely to have current marijuana dependence. The study found that individuals currently dependent on cocaine or opiates perceived that they had a need for drug treatment, while those currently dependent on marijuana did not share this perception.read more
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Substance abuse and dependence in prisoners: a systematic review
TL;DR: The prevalence of substance abuse and dependence is typically many orders of magnitude higher in prisoners than the general population, particularly for women with drug problems, which highlights the need for screening for substance Abuse and dependence at reception into prison, effective treatment while in custody, and follow-up on release.
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Barry R. McCaffrey,Pulse Check +1 more
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What Works in Corrections: Reducing the Criminal Activities of Offenders and Deliquents
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Substance use disorders in prisoners: an updated systematic review and meta‐regression analysis in recently incarcerated men and women
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The Effects of PTSD on Treatment Adherence, Drug Relapse, and Criminal Recidivism in a Sample of Incarcerated Men and Women:
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Prevalence of Psychiatric Disorders Among Incarcerated Women: I. Pretrial Jail Detainees
TL;DR: Substantial psychiatric morbidity among female jail detainees is suggested, except for schizophrenia, which was arrested for nonviolent crimes.
Office of national drug control policy
Barry R. McCaffrey,Pulse Check +1 more
TL;DR: Results show that the market for heroin and cocaine remains fairly stable, and methamphetamine continues to be a problem in the West and parts of the South, its low price making it an easily accessible drug.
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Treatment of Drug Abuse
M. Douglas Anglin,Yih-Ing Hser +1 more
TL;DR: The evidence on treatment effectiveness suggests a social policy of expanded treatment capacities and options and increased attention to adequate implementation of treatment programs.
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Drugs and Predatory Crime
Jan M. Chaiken,Marcia R. Chaiken +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a temporal sequence from drug abuse to predatory criminality is not typical; on the contrary, predatory criminality more commonly occurs before drug abuse, while drug abuse often occurs without predatory criminality.