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The impact of treatment on criminalized substance addicts
(L'impact du traitement sur la criminalité d'usagers de drogues.)
Auteur(s) :
BROCHU, S. ;
BERGERON, J. ;
LANDRY, M. ;
GERMAIN, M. ;
SCHNEEBERGER, P.
Année
2002
Page(s) :
23-41
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
39
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Note générale :
Journal of Addictive Diseases, 2002, 21, (3), 23-41
Note de contenu :
tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
The objective of this research is to evaluate the impact of a treatment program specialized with criminalized addicts. In all, 119 criminalized addicts were admitted to the experimental procedure (specialized treatment) while 30 were admitted to a comparison group (general treatment). Both groups were contacted at five, eight, and eleven month intervals following the onset of the treatment process. Results showed that both groups improved. Those admitted to the unspecialized treatment improved earlier (in the first five months) than clients referred to the specialized treatment facility, however, after eight months, the improvement was similar for both groups. (Author' s abstract)
Affiliation :
International Center of Comparative Criminology, Univ. of Montréal, P.O Box 6128, Station Centre-Ville, Montréal, Québec, H3C 3J7
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