Background Substance use-related stigma is a significant barrier to care among persons
who use drugs (PWUD). Less is known regarding how intersectional identities, like gender …

Substance use and associated fatalities are disproportionately experienced by rural
communities. This study used consensual qualitative research methodology to analyze …

Drug courts have been part of the criminal justice system for over 30 years. A plethora of
quantitative quasi-experimental, experimental, and meta-analytic studies have …

Drug treatment court (DTC) is a diversion program for individuals with drug-related crimes.
However, the DTC literature is conflicting with regard to substance use and recidivism …

Objective This study examined a primary care-based program to address the health needs
of women recently released from incarceration by facilitating access to primary medical …

We conducted a phenomenological study with 35 women in a substance abuse treatment
jail program about their lived experiences in preparing for reentry. The women addressed …

ABSTRACT The Opioid Intervention Court (OIC) began in Buffalo, NY, in May 2017 as an
intensive intervention for people at risk of overdose. We evaluated the OIC focusing on four …

To better understand the struggles drug court participants face and their relationship to
graduation status, we took freehand notes during observations of staff meetings (N= 119) …

Background Drug-involved individuals who contact treatment services in Taiwan are mostly
driven by criminal justice systems either as an alternative or adjunct to criminal sanctions for …

Substance use researchers recognize that environments-our homes, streets, communities,
and neighborhoods-set the stage for substance use and treatment experiences by framing …