| NCJ Number: |
186804   |
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| Title: |
Services Research Outcome Study: Overview of Drug Treatment Population and Outcomes |
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| Journal: |
Substance Use and Misuse: An International Interdisciplinary Forum Volume:35 Issue:12-14 Dated:2000 Pages:1849-1877 |
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| Author(s): |
Sam Schildhaus Ph.D.; Dean Gerstein Ph.D.; Angela Brittingham M.A.; Felicia Cerbone M.A.; Bernard Dugoni Ph.D. |
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| Date Published: |
2000 |
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| Annotation: |
This study examined a representative sample of the 1,060,000
individuals discharged from drug user treatment in the United
States in the 12 months before September 1990 and compared
self-reports of behavior 5 years before to 5 years after
treatment.
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| Abstract: |
Self-reports about recent drug use were compared with urine
samples, and the agreement between self-report and drug-test
results was high. The key findings are that the number of alcohol
and drug users declined markedly, ranging from one-seventh to
more than one-half; those who continued using drugs after
treatment used them less frequently than before treatment;
criminal behavior declined between one-quarter to one-half, and
primary criminal support fell by one-third; full-time employment
did not change; homelessness, drug injection, and suicide
attempts decreased by more than one-third. National estimates
based on the findings suggest that there were 156,000 fewer users
of any illicit drug in the 5 years after treatment compared with
5 years before treatment. Regarding crime reduction, there were
31,000 fewer cases of prostitution/procurement in the 5 years
after treatment compared to the 5 years before treatment; and
there were 34,000 fewer cases of fraud/forgery in the 5 years
after treatment; 96,000 fewer cases of theft/larceny in the 5
years after treatment; 50,000 fewer cases of breaking and
entering in the 5 years after treatment; and 28,000 fewer cases
of threat/attack in the 5 years after treatment. 7 tables, 5
figures, 13 notes, and 25 references
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| Main Term(s): |
Drug treatment |
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| Index Term(s): |
Drug offenders; Drug Related Crime; Effectiveness of crime prevention programs; Treatment effectiveness |
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| Contract Number: |
283-91-8321 |
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| Sponsoring Agency: |
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Admin (SAMHSA)
Rockville, MD 20857 |
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| Publisher: |
http://www.dekker.com |
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| Page Count: |
29 |
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| Format: |
Article |
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| Type: |
Report (Study/Research) |
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| Language: |
English |
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| Country: |
United States of America |
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| Note: |
From a Special Issue on Program Quality in Substance Dependency
Treatment -- See NCJ-186794.
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To cite this abstract, use the following link:
http://www.ncjrs.gov/App/publications/abstract.aspx?ID=186804 |
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