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A comparison of voucher exchanges between criminal justice involved and noninvolved participants enrolled in voucher-based contingency management drug abuse treatment programs
(Une comparaison de l'efficacité de différents bons de récompense chez des usagers ayant ou n'ayant pas des démêlés avec le système de justice criminelle et participant à des programmes de gestion des contingences.)
Auteur(s) :
ROLL J. M ;
PRENDERGAST, M. L. ;
SORENSEN, K. ;
PRAKASH S. ;
CHUDZYNSKI J. E.
Année
2005
Page(s) :
393-401
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
38
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Note générale :
American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse (The), 2005, 31, (3), 393-401
Note de contenu :
tabl.
Résumé :
This report compares requests for goods or services made by participants in two clinical trials of contingency management for the treatment of substance abuse. One trial was for participants involved with the criminal justice system and one was for participants who were not involved with the criminal justice system. In both trials, participants earned vouchers that could be exchanged for goods or services. Results indicated that the criminal justice group used the majority of their vouchers for paying fees or fines related to the criminal justice system while the other group used only a small portion of their vouchers for paying costs related to the criminal justice system. However, when the costs for the criminal justice system are removed, the proportion of vouchers exchanged for various goods and services are similar between the two groups. The results suggest that for those substance abusers involved in the criminal justice system, assistance in paying fines and fees related to their criminal justice system involvement may be a potentially powerful source of reinforcement that could be used in creative treatment strategies. (Author' s abstract)
Affiliation :
Washington State Univ.-WIRMRT, 310 N. Riverpoint Blvd, POB 1495, Spokane, WA 99210-1495.
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.