Titre : | Treating drug abuse and addiction in the criminal justice system: improving public health and safety (2009) |
Auteurs : | R. K. CHANDLER ; B. W. FLETCHER ; N. D. VOLKOW |
Type de document : | Article : Périodique |
Dans : | Journal of the American Medical Association (Vol.301, n°2, January 14, 2009) |
Article en page(s) : | 183-190 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | TRA (Traitement et prise en charge / Treatment and care) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus géographique ETATS-UNISThésaurus mots-clés SANTE PUBLIQUE ; JUSTICE ; CRIMINALITE ; TRAITEMENT ; EFFICACITE ; INCARCERATION ; PRISON ; ACCES AUX SOINS ; NEUROBIOLOGIE |
Résumé : | Despite increasing evidence that addiction is a treatable disease of the brain, most individuals do not receive treatment. Involvement in the criminal justice system often results from illegal drug-seeking behavior and participation in illegal activities that reflect, in part, disrupted behavior ensuing from brain changes triggered by repeated drug use. Treating drug-involved offenders provides a unique opportunity to decrease substance abuse and reduce associated criminal behavior. Emerging neuroscience has the potential to transform traditional sanction-oriented public safety approaches by providing new therapeutic strategies against addiction that could be used in the criminal justice system. We summarize relevant neuroscientific findings and evidence-based principles of addiction treatment that, if implemented in the criminal justice system, could help improve public heath and reduce criminal behavior. (Author' s abstract) |
Domaine : | Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs |
Refs biblio. : | 81 |
Affiliation : | Services Research Branch, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Bethesda, MD, USA |
Lien : | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2681083/ |
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