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Treatment during transition from prison to community and subsequent illicit drug use
(Traitement pendant la transition entre la prison et le retour à la vie communautaire : efforts sur la consommation de drogues illicites)
Auteur(s) :
BUTZIN, C. A. ;
MARTIN, S. S. ;
INCIARDI, J. A.
Année
2005
Page(s) :
351-358
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
27
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Thésaurus mots-clés
PRISON
;
TRAITEMENT
;
COMMUNAUTE THERAPEUTIQUE
;
CONSOMMATION
;
PRODUIT ILLICITE
;
EFFICACITE
Note générale :
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 2005, 28, (4), 351-358
Note de contenu :
graph. ; tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
This study examined the effects of postrelease transitional therapeutic community treatment on the drug use and employment rates of drug involved prisoners in the Delaware corrections system followed for up to 5 years after release. A comparison group received standard postrelease supervision. Abstinence rates were 32.2% in the treatment group and 9.9% in the no-treatment group, and the treatment group had a higher overall proportion of time free of drug use. Time to relapse was a mean of 28.8 months in the treatment group versus 13.2 months in the no-treatment group. Relapse was defined as any use of any drug and was confirmed by urinalysis. Positive effects were seen even for those who did not complete treatment. The treatment group had a significantly higher rate of employment after leaving work release (54.6%) than did the no-treatment group (45.4%). Treatment during the transitional period between prison and community showed substantial and persistent benefits even for a cohort marked with extensive criminal history, low rates of marital bonds, and substantial unemployment. (Editor's abstract.)
Affiliation :
Center for Drug and Alcohol Studies, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716. E-mail : butzinudel.edu
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.