Research For Recovery: A Review of the Drugs Evidence Base
... This report is available on the Scottish Government Social Research website only www.scotland.gov.uk/socialresearch. ...
... This report is available on the Scottish Government Social Research website only www.scotland.gov.uk/socialresearch. ...
David James Farabee - UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs
... medication adherence of mentally ill (non-substance dependent) and comorbid parolees, (4) identify reasons for adherence/non-adherence (according to clinical staff and parolees), and (5) measure the extent to which medication adherence is associated with various parolee outcomes such as violent beha ...
... medication adherence of mentally ill (non-substance dependent) and comorbid parolees, (4) identify reasons for adherence/non-adherence (according to clinical staff and parolees), and (5) measure the extent to which medication adherence is associated with various parolee outcomes such as violent beha ...
A compendium of alcohol and other drug-related resources
... This compendium was developed as a result of a collaborative effort between the National Drug Law Enforcement Research Fund (NDLERF) and the National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction (NCETA). It consists of a collection of alcohol and other drug-related law enforcement literature publi ...
... This compendium was developed as a result of a collaborative effort between the National Drug Law Enforcement Research Fund (NDLERF) and the National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction (NCETA). It consists of a collection of alcohol and other drug-related law enforcement literature publi ...
Considering Public Safety – The TASC Abilities
... They often do not progress in treatment unless it is designed to account for their needs. It has been shown that treatment works best if it aims to engage, retain and motivate participants. A summary of research reveals that approaches that focus on cognitive or thinking processes of clients along w ...
... They often do not progress in treatment unless it is designed to account for their needs. It has been shown that treatment works best if it aims to engage, retain and motivate participants. A summary of research reveals that approaches that focus on cognitive or thinking processes of clients along w ...
The Ethical Use of Psychosocially Assisted Pharmacological Treatments for Opioid Dependence
... into three broad categories: detoxification, relapse prevention, and maintenance treatment programs. Those who staff these programs often have different understandings of the causes and treatment of opioid dependence, and about what constitutes successful treatment and how best to achieve this. Much ...
... into three broad categories: detoxification, relapse prevention, and maintenance treatment programs. Those who staff these programs often have different understandings of the causes and treatment of opioid dependence, and about what constitutes successful treatment and how best to achieve this. Much ...
Specialist drug and alcohol services for young people
... Throughout this report, the term problematic drug user (“PDU”) refers to clients citing opiates, crack cocaine, or both as any of their presenting substances. Non-problematic drug users (“non-PDUs”) are clients using illegal drugs other than opiates or crack when presenting for treatment. It should ...
... Throughout this report, the term problematic drug user (“PDU”) refers to clients citing opiates, crack cocaine, or both as any of their presenting substances. Non-problematic drug users (“non-PDUs”) are clients using illegal drugs other than opiates or crack when presenting for treatment. It should ...
Drug Policy Guide - Drug Policy Alliance
... I would like to stress the importance of reliable and comparable data to form the basis of a sound understanding of the situation and adoption of effective measures. In times of problematic economic situations, there is a need, more than ever, for reliable and robust drug-monitoring information that ...
... I would like to stress the importance of reliable and comparable data to form the basis of a sound understanding of the situation and adoption of effective measures. In times of problematic economic situations, there is a need, more than ever, for reliable and robust drug-monitoring information that ...
Recommendations of the OxyContin and Heroin Commission
... In looking at the specific problems with OxyContin and heroin abuse, the Commission was able to tailor its recommendations to the particular concerns surrounding opioid addiction. Substance abuse affects each individual differently and there is no single solution to ending opioid addiction in the Co ...
... In looking at the specific problems with OxyContin and heroin abuse, the Commission was able to tailor its recommendations to the particular concerns surrounding opioid addiction. Substance abuse affects each individual differently and there is no single solution to ending opioid addiction in the Co ...
Treating drug misuse problems: evidence of effectiveness
... change techniques, some of which directly address drug use, ...
... change techniques, some of which directly address drug use, ...
1965-71 - Alcohol and Drugs History Society
... maintenance seemed an enlightened and efficient alternative. In the mid-1960s, the twilight years of what has been called the “golden age of American medicine,”10 methadone pioneers Vincent Dole and Marie Nyswander believed that the solution to the medical problem of addiction was not to corral hero ...
... maintenance seemed an enlightened and efficient alternative. In the mid-1960s, the twilight years of what has been called the “golden age of American medicine,”10 methadone pioneers Vincent Dole and Marie Nyswander believed that the solution to the medical problem of addiction was not to corral hero ...
Quality Improvement for Drug Courts
... Not only do drug court judges decide who is eligible to be admitted into their court, they also make referral decisions about the most appropriate set of services. Should offenders who have any history of illegal substance use and criminal activity be admitted, or should admission be restricted to t ...
... Not only do drug court judges decide who is eligible to be admitted into their court, they also make referral decisions about the most appropriate set of services. Should offenders who have any history of illegal substance use and criminal activity be admitted, or should admission be restricted to t ...
between prohibition and legalization the dutch experiment in drug
... Instead of staging a moral crusade for a "drug-free society", the Dutch drug policy model has favored more mundane objectives such as de-escalation and normalization of drug problems. During the last twenty years a rather coherent pattem of drug political instruments and practices has been developed ...
... Instead of staging a moral crusade for a "drug-free society", the Dutch drug policy model has favored more mundane objectives such as de-escalation and normalization of drug problems. During the last twenty years a rather coherent pattem of drug political instruments and practices has been developed ...
Ex-Offenders - ALIS - Government of Alberta
... • Remand centres, correctional centres and young offender centres. Provincial sentences are served in these institutions. ...
... • Remand centres, correctional centres and young offender centres. Provincial sentences are served in these institutions. ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES Hope Corman Dhaval M. Dave
... Program), drug-related arrests (from the Uniform Crime Reports), drug-related treatment admissions (from the Treatment Episode Data Set), and drug-related emergency room visits (from the Drug Abuse Warning Network). The data are augmented with state welfare implementation and caseload measures as w ...
... Program), drug-related arrests (from the Uniform Crime Reports), drug-related treatment admissions (from the Treatment Episode Data Set), and drug-related emergency room visits (from the Drug Abuse Warning Network). The data are augmented with state welfare implementation and caseload measures as w ...
Einstein Expert Panel Medication-Assisted Treatment and the Criminal Justice System
... stigma to the problem of drug or alcohol use, despite the great advances made in neuroscience, genetics, and pharmacotherapy. The panel also recognized that the medical model continues to evolve. The last decade has seen significant advancements and improvements in our understanding of how drugs and ...
... stigma to the problem of drug or alcohol use, despite the great advances made in neuroscience, genetics, and pharmacotherapy. The panel also recognized that the medical model continues to evolve. The last decade has seen significant advancements and improvements in our understanding of how drugs and ...
At What Cost? - Open Society Foundations
... that they in no way encourage new drug use, but are effective to reduce risk of blood-borne infections, reduce illicit drug use, and are associated with improved family function, adherence to HIV treatment, and linkages to other kinds of care. 6 AT WHAT COST?: HIV AND HUMAN RIGHTS CONSEQUENCES OF TH ...
... that they in no way encourage new drug use, but are effective to reduce risk of blood-borne infections, reduce illicit drug use, and are associated with improved family function, adherence to HIV treatment, and linkages to other kinds of care. 6 AT WHAT COST?: HIV AND HUMAN RIGHTS CONSEQUENCES OF TH ...
Adult-Felony Drug Courts - Publications and Resources
... drug court participants was significantly lower than that of a similar group of offenders sentenced to state prison who recidivated at a rate of 29% two years after completing their sentences. Similarly, the drug court recidivism rate was also more favorable when compared to the overall recidivism r ...
... drug court participants was significantly lower than that of a similar group of offenders sentenced to state prison who recidivated at a rate of 29% two years after completing their sentences. Similarly, the drug court recidivism rate was also more favorable when compared to the overall recidivism r ...
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TREATMENT FOR DRUG ABUSE Chapter 4 INTRODUCTION
... analyze whether there is a causal link between an intervention and an observed outcome. First and foremost, causal interpretation relies on the premise that in the absence of the intervention (treatment), the treated would have had the same outcomes as the untreated. Second, in the event of an obser ...
... analyze whether there is a causal link between an intervention and an observed outcome. First and foremost, causal interpretation relies on the premise that in the absence of the intervention (treatment), the treated would have had the same outcomes as the untreated. Second, in the event of an obser ...
Medication-Assisted Treatment: for RSAT Programs and for Clients
... UN World Drug Report. In US studies, 53% of opioid dependent individuals recently released from custody report having overdosed at least once; 80% have witnessed an overdose; 28% witnessed a fatal overdose.11 A recent study found that almost 15% of all former prisoner deaths between 1999 and 2009 we ...
... UN World Drug Report. In US studies, 53% of opioid dependent individuals recently released from custody report having overdosed at least once; 80% have witnessed an overdose; 28% witnessed a fatal overdose.11 A recent study found that almost 15% of all former prisoner deaths between 1999 and 2009 we ...
Stockport Drug and Alcohol Strategy
... population and individual approaches, and identifies controls over the price and availability of alcohol as the two most effective means of reducing alcohol harm. While the Government has abandoned its commitment to introduce a Minimum Unit Price, it has introduced enhanced measures intended to give ...
... population and individual approaches, and identifies controls over the price and availability of alcohol as the two most effective means of reducing alcohol harm. While the Government has abandoned its commitment to introduce a Minimum Unit Price, it has introduced enhanced measures intended to give ...
A Good Score?: Examining Twenty Years of Drug Courts in the
... Policy; U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs through the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention, and the National Institute of Justice; U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration thr ...
... Policy; U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs through the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention, and the National Institute of Justice; U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration thr ...
Evidence-Based Adult Corrections Programs: What Works and What
... evaluation studies are analyzed to determine if, on average, it can be stated scientifically that a program achieves an outcome. A systematic review can be contrasted with a so-called “narrative” review of the literature where a writer selectively cites studies to tell a story about a topic, such as ...
... evaluation studies are analyzed to determine if, on average, it can be stated scientifically that a program achieves an outcome. A systematic review can be contrasted with a so-called “narrative” review of the literature where a writer selectively cites studies to tell a story about a topic, such as ...
Washington State Institute for Public Policy
... evaluation studies are analyzed to determine if, on average, it can be stated scientifically that a program achieves an outcome. A systematic review can be contrasted with a so-called “narrative” review of the literature where a writer selectively cites studies to tell a story about a topic, such as ...
... evaluation studies are analyzed to determine if, on average, it can be stated scientifically that a program achieves an outcome. A systematic review can be contrasted with a so-called “narrative” review of the literature where a writer selectively cites studies to tell a story about a topic, such as ...
Addicted to Courts - Justice Policy Institute
... Treatment through the justice system is not more effective than other treatment .......... 6 Drug courts are not the best way to improve public safety .................................................. 9 Special Topic: Project H.O.P.E.: Not a drug court ............................................ ...
... Treatment through the justice system is not more effective than other treatment .......... 6 Drug courts are not the best way to improve public safety .................................................. 9 Special Topic: Project H.O.P.E.: Not a drug court ............................................ ...