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Twelve-month employment intervention outcomes for drug-involved offenders.

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The efficacy of an innovative employment intervention tailored for drug-involved offenders is demonstrated by showing positive changes in 12-month employment outcomes, most strongly for those who have not had recent employment success.
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Background: Employment has been identified as an important part of substance abuse treatment and is a predictor of treatment retention, treatment completion, and decreased relapse. Although employment interventions have been designed for substance abusers, few interventions have focused specifically on drug-involved offenders. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine employment outcomes for drug-involved offenders who received a tailored employment intervention. Methods: In a randomized controlled trial, baseline and follow-up data were collected from 500 drug-involved offenders who were enrolled in a drug court program. Participants were randomly assigned to drug court as usual (control group) or to the employment intervention in addition to drug court. Results: Intent-to-treat analyses found that the tailored intervention was associated only with more days of paid employment at follow-up (210.1 vs. 199.9 days). When focusing on those with greater employment assistance needs, a work t...

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