Interventions to promote successful re-entry among drug-abusing parolees.
Although evaluations have found prison treatment programs to be generally effective, most studies report that paroled graduates of these programs are much more likely to remain drug-free if they receive continuing treatment in the community. This article reviews research findings on principles of effective correctional treatment and the interventions that have been shown to be effective with drug-abusing parolees or that have been tested with general drug-abusing populations and show promise for use with parolees. The article concludes with a discussion of several issues that clinicians need to consider in adopting and implementing these interventions.
David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90025, USA. mlp@ucla.edu
Michael L
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Prendergast
D019090:Case Management / Q000458:organization & administration; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D015201:Meta-Analysis as Topic; D011330:Prisons / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D016387:Women's Health