Drug histories and criminality of inmates of local jails in the United States (1978): implications for treatment and rehabilitation of the drug abuser in a jail setting.
A survey by the Department of Justice in 1978 of inmates of local jails in the United States found that 68% had ever used drugs like heroin, cocaine, marijuana, amphetamines, or barbiturates outside a treatment program, and without a doctor's prescription. Offenses for which relatively larger proportions of inmates reported drug use included robbery, burglary, auto theft, larceny, and drug offenses. During the month prior to jail, 44% of inmates reported using drugs. Some 21% of convicted inmates reported being under the influence of drugs at the time of an offense for which convicted. One-fourth of inmates reporting drug use had ever been enrolled in drug treatment. Treatment and rehabilitation of the drug abuser in a jail setting is discussed.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000662:Amphetamines; D001463:Barbiturates; D002188:Cannabis; D003415:Crime; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D003932:Heroin; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011329:Prisoners; D011330:Prisons; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000628:therapy; D014481:United States; D014754:Violence
D000662:Amphetamines; D001463:Barbiturates; D003932:Heroin