Background: Drug and alcohol abuse among women is a growing problem in the United
States. Drug treatment is an effective way to manage the psychological, biological, financial …

Background and objectives Many women who experience substance dependence come
into contact with the criminal justice system and are mandated by the court to enter …

Developing community-based options for drug abusing women is important for a variety of
reasons. One option that shows promise is the treatment-oriented drug court. Although drug …

Gender differences in the factors associated with having a history of drug treatment were
examined among 7,652 individuals admitted into the Drug Abuse Treatment Outcome Study …

Over the last decade, there has been a dramatic rise in the number of women arrested for
drug offenses, and many have serious drug abuse problems. Increasingly, these women …

BACKGROUND: Women offenders with substance abuse problems typically have many
treatment needs on reentry to the community from prison. This paper explores the correlates …

Gender differences in drug treatment outcomes and predictors were examined among a
sample of 511 patients recruited from drug treatment programs across Los Angeles County …

The study purpose was to examine factors affecting women in completing drug court.
Participants were 212 women drug court participants selected via stratified random sampling …

Drug courts began in the United States in 1989, and nearly three decades of evidence has
shown that drug courts are more effective than other criminal justice interventions at …

A health services utilization model was used to examine predictors of treatment entry among
a large sample (N= 659) of crime-involved, cocaine-dependent women. Previous research …