Substance use and dependence are among the most prevalent causes of adolescent
morbidity and mortality in the United States. This paper provides a review of differences …

The investigation of the applicability of Alcoholics Anonymous/Narcotics Anonymous
(AA/NA) for teens has only been a subject of empirical research investigation since the early …

Rates of illicit drug use, especially heroin and cocaine, are many times greater among
criminal justice populations than in the general population. Research demonstrates that …

Coerced or involuntary treatment comprises an integral, often positive component of
treatment for addictive disorders. By the same token, coercion in health care raises …

Drug courts routinely rely on the threat of legal sanction to motivate drug-using criminal
offenders to enter and complete community-based treatment programs. In light of the high …

This chapter summarizes findings and conclusions from recent studies exploring the role of
motivation-readiness factors in drug abuse treatment. The research focuses on populations …

Few studies to date have examined predictors of therapeutic engagement (TE) or other
indicators of responsiveness to prison drug treatment. Subjects were 347 inmates …

Aims This study of participants in a US drug treatment court describes the relationship
between the imposition of short‐term jail sanctions and substance abuse treatment dropout …

The contemporary debate about punishment versus treatment for drug-using criminal
offenders often revolves around the pragmatic issue of the extent to which treatment is more …

A large proportion of offenders in the criminal justice system have alcohol-related problems.
Therefore, it makes sense to implement alcohol screening and brief intervention programs …