2004 Weed and Seed Guide to Federal Resources, Community Capacity Development Office, 2004. This guide provides information about federal programs and funding sources that can serve as a resource in implementing a Weed and Seed strategy.
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Addressing Co-Occurring Disorders in Non Traditional Service Settings, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, May 2007. This report highlights how professionals in non-substance abuse and mental health settings can identify and engage persons with co-occurring disorders as well as how these professionals can serve as gateways to integrated systems of care.
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Adult Drug Courts: Evidence Indicates Recidivism Reductions and Mixed Results for Other Outcomes, United States Government Accountability Office, February 2005. This report describes the results of a review of published evaluations of adult drug court programs, particularly relating to (1) recidivism outcomes, (2) substance use relapse, (3) program completion, and (4) the costs and benefits of drug court programs.
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Alcohol and Drug Treatment: How It Works, and How It Can Help You, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, August 2007. This brochure encourages people to seek help for substance use disorders by describing what can be gained through substance abuse treatment before trial or while a person is incarcerated, on probation, or on parole.
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Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia 2006-07: findings from the National Minimum Data Set, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2008. This report provides a statistical overview of substance abuse treatment agencies and client profiles in Australia.
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Analysis of 26 Drug Courts: Lessons Learned, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, M. Finigan and S. Carey. April 2002. The purpose of this report is to analyze the content of 26 different process evaluations of drug courts across the country using a lessons learned approach.
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Antisocial Personality and Depression Among Incarcerated Drug Treatment Participants, Bureau of Prisons, B. Pelissier, J. O’Neil, 2000. The co-occurrence of antisocial personality and depression among drug dependent individuals was examined in a sample of Federal inmates participating in residential or outpatient drug and alcohol treatment to increase the understanding of the co-occurrence of these disorders.
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Assessing Therapeutic Integrity in Modified-Therapeutic Communities for Drug-Involved Offenders, National Institute of Justice, June 2001. This report examines therapeutic communities, one of the predominant long-term residential treatment programs for substance abusing offenders.
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Barnstable House of Correction Residential Substance Abuse Treatment: A Process Evaluation, Executive Summary, National Institute of Justice, A. Rocheleau ; A. Mennerich, and D. Brensilber. March 2001. This report provides an overview of a process evaluation of the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment program in the Barnstable House of Correction.
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Barnstable House of Correction Residential Substance Abuse Treatment: A Process Evaluation, National Institute of Justice, February 2001. This report conveys the results of a process evaluation conducted between March and December 1999 of the Barnstable residential substance abuse treatment program in Massachusetts.
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Barrett Juvenile Correctional Center: Is it Effective? A Comparison of Youth Released From a Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Center to Youth at a Traditional Juvenile Correctional Center, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, J. Gordon, August 2002. This report evaluates the impact of the Barrett Juvenile Correctional Center's RSAT program on recidivism.
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Breaking the Cycle, National Institute of Justice, June 2001. This report briefly chronicles the experiences of University of Alabama at Birmingham's Treatment Alternatives to Street Crime Program in the implementation of the BTC initiative.
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Breaking the Cycle: Outcomes From Pennsylvania's Alternative to Prison for Technical Parole Violators, National Institute of Justice, Rachel Porter, August 2002. This report provides an overview of findings from an evaluation of Pennsylvania’s RSAT programs.
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Breaking the Cycle: Technical Report, National Institute of Justice, R. Porter, August 2002. This report describes outcomes from the Pennsylvania’s RSAT program's phases and compares RSAT participants to a comparison group who returned to prison after violating parole.
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Buprenorphine: Potential for Abuse (Intelligence Bulletin), National Drug Intelligence Center, September 2004. This bulletin addresses the use of buprenorphine, a drug recently approved for use in opiate addiction therapy. It examines the drug's effects, advantages of traditional treatment options, and vulnerability to diversion and abuse.
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Cannabis Youth Treatment Series, Vol. 1: Motivational Enhancement Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Adolescent Cannabis Users, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, 2001. This manual provides an overview of the motivational enhancement therapy/cognitive behavioral therapy approach to treating adolescent marijuana users.
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Cannabis Youth Treatment Series, Vol. 3: Family Support Network for Adolescent Cannabis Users, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, 2001. This manual provides therapists with step-by-step instructions on implementing the family support network (FSN) intervention, which seeks to engage an adolescent’s family in treatment.
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Cannabis Youth Treatment Series: A 5-Volume Series on Promising New Brief Therapies for Teens Who Use Marijuana, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, 2001. This brochure introduces substance abuse treatment providers to the five volumes in the Cannabis Youth Treatment Series.
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Capacity Building for Juvenile Substance Abuse Treatment, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Ann Crowe and Tanya Dickinson. December 1997. This bulletin describes three innovative methods that can be used by juvenile justice professionals to identify substance-abusing youth and take appropriate steps to intervene.
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CARAVAN® Survey for SAMHSA on Addictions and Recovery, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, September 2008. This report presents the findings of 11 global questions related to addiction, prevention, recovery, and stigma related to addictions.
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CASAWORKS for Families: A Promising Approach to Welfare Reform and Substance Abusing Women, National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, May 2001. This resource provides information about the CASAWORKS program, which helps substance-abusing welfare parents recover, get jobs, and become responsible parents.
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Case Management Reduces Drug Use and Criminality Among Drug-Involved Arrestees: An Experimental Study of an HIV Prevention Intervention, National Institute of Justice, National Institute on Drug Abuse. Michael Gross and William Rhodes. March 1997. This report presents the findings of a study that suggests that intensive case management can reduce recidivism and increase the use of drug treatment among drug-involved arrestees.
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Case Management With Drug-Involved Arrestees, National Institute of Justice, November 1995. Explores the use of drug treatment to reduce criminal activity among drug involved offenders.
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Collaborative Evaluation of Pennsylvania's Program for Drug-Involved Parole Violators, National Institute of Justice, D. Young and R. Porter. January 2000. This report presents findings from a process evaluation of Pennsylvania’s RSAT programs.
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Collaborative Intermediate Evaluation of the Pine Lodge Pre-Release Therapeutic Treatment Community for Women Offenders in Washington State, National Institute of Justice, Clayton Mosher and Dretha Phillips, March 2000. This research report describes the purpose, methods, results, and implications of an intermediate evaluation of the Pine Lodge Pre-Release Therapeutic Community for Women Offenders in Washington State.
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Collaborative Intermediate Evaluation of the Pine Lodge Pre-Release Therapeutic Treatment Community for Women Offenders in Washington State: Executive Summary, National Institute of Justice, Clayton Mosher and Dretha Phillips. March 2000. This research report describes the purpose, methods, results, and implications of an intermediate evaluation of the Pine Lodge Pre-Release Therapeutic Community for Women Offenders in Washington State.
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A Collection of Articles on Drug Abuse Treatment, National Institute on Drug Abuse, June 2003. Included in this document are selections of topic-specific articles reprinted from NIDA’s research newsletter, NIDA NOTES.
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A Collection of Articles That Address Heroin Prevention, Treatment and Research, National Institute on Drug Abuse, June 2003. Included in this document are selections of topic-specific articles reprinted from NIDA’s research newsletter, NIDA NOTES.
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Community Drug Alert Bulletin: Prescription Drugs, National Institute on Drug Abuse, September 2005. This bulletin provides information on what types of prescription medications are commonly abused, what can be done to prevent prescription drug abuse, and an overview of what treatments are available for prescription drug abuse.
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Comparison of Background Characteristics and Behaviors of African American, Hispanic, and White Substance Abusers Treated in Federal Prison: Results from the TRIAD Study, Executive Summary, Bureau of Prisons, 2002. This report provides information about minority substance abusers who entered the Treating Inmates Addicted to Drugs (TRIAD) program.
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Confronting Relapse and Recidivism: Case Management and Aftercare Services in the OPTS Programs, National Institute of Justice, C. Gouvis, E. Morley, J. Buck, and S. Rossman. February 2000. The Opportunity to Succeed (OPTS) program was designed to reduce substance abuse relapse and criminal recidivism by providing comprehensive aftercare services to felony offenders who have alcohol and drug offense histories.
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Contemporary Drug Abuse Treatment: A Review of the Evidence Base, United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime, 2002. The present review is a thematic summary of the research evidence base for the effectiveness and main influential factors of contemporary drug abuse treatment.
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Crossing the Bridge: An Evaluation of the Drug Treatment Alternative-to-Prison (DTAP) Program , National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, March 2003. This report provides an overview of findings from a five-year evaluation of the Drug Treatment Alternative-to-Prison (DTAP) Program.
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The DASIS Report: A Comparison of Female and Male Treatment Admissions: 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, May 2005. This fact sheet compares 2002 treatment admission data for males and females.
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The DASIS Report: Admissions for Co-Occurring Disorders, 1995 and 2001, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, April 2004. This report compares admissions with co-occurring disorders with all other admissions and examines trends in admissions with co-occurring disorders reported to the Treatment Episode Data Set.
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The DASIS Report: Admissions for Detoxification, 2001, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2004. This fact sheet focuses on differences between admissions for detoxification and admissions for all other types of substance abuse services.
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The DASIS Report: Admissions of Persons with Co-Occurring Disorders, 2000, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, April 2003. This fact sheet provides data on the co-occurrence of a substance abuse problem and a psychiatric disorder among persons admitted to treatment during 2000.
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The DASIS Report: Admissions with 5 or More Prior Treatment Episodes: 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, October 2004. This fact sheet compares the characteristics of first time substance abuse treatment admissions with those who have had 5 or more prior treatment episodes.
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The DASIS Report: Admissions with Five or More Prior Treatment Episodes: 2005, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, June 2007. This report compares substance abuse treatment admissions with five or more prior treatment episodes with first-time treatment admissions, using information from the 2005 Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS).
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The DASIS Report: Adolescent Admissions Involving Inhalants, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2002. This fact sheet provides data on youth treatment admissions for inhalant abuse.
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The DASIS Report: Adolescent Admissions Reporting Inhalants, 2006, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2008. This report examines the more than 1,400 adolescent substance abuse treatment admissions who reported inhalant abuse in 2006 and compares them with those adolescent admissions who did not report inhalant abuse.
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The DASIS Report: Adolescent Treatment Admissions by Gender, 2005, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, May 2007. This report compares characteristics of adolescent female to adolescent male treatment admissions using information from the 2005 Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS).
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The DASIS Report: Adolescent Treatment Admissions: 1992 and 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, October 2004. This report looks at adolescent treatment admissions (aged 12 to 17) reported to the Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) in 1992 and 2002.
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The DASIS Report: Adult Marijuana Admissions by Race and Ethnicity, 2000 , Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2003. This fact sheet provides information about marijuana treatment admissions by race and ethnicity.
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The DASIS Report: Adults Aged 65 or Older in Substance Abuse Treatment, 2005, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, May 2007. This report examines substance abuse treatment admissions of adults aged 65 or older from 1995-2005, based on information from the Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS).
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The DASIS Report: American Indian/Alaska Native Treatment Admissions in Rural & Urban Areas: 2000, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, May 2003. This fact sheet presents data on the comparison of treatment admissions among American Indians/Alaska Natives in various types of metropolitan areas.
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The DASIS Report: American Indians and Alaskan Natives in Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, February 2002. This fact sheet provides an overview of data on treatment admissions among the American Indian and Alaskan Native population.
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The DASIS Report: Analyzing Geographic Areas Within TEDS, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, May 2003. This fact sheet illustrates how geographic comparisons can be analyzed with substance abuse treatment admissions data from SAMHSA's Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS).
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The DASIS Report: Asian and Pacific Islander Adolescents in Substance Abuse Treatment, 1999, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, July 2002. This report provides an overview of data on drug treatment admissions among Asian and Pacific islander youth.
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The DASIS Report: Availability of HIV Services in Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities, 2004, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, November 2005. This report examines the availability of HIV services including HIV testing; HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support; or specially designed treatment programs for persons with HIV or AIDS among substance abuse treatment programs in the United States.
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The DASIS Report: Black Admissions to Substance Abuse Treatment, 1999, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2002. This report provides data on treatment admissions among black Americans.
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The DASIS Report: Characteristics of Homeless Admissions to Substance Abuse Treatment: 2000, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, August 2003. This fact sheet provides data on the number of persons admitted to substance abuse treatment facilities that were homeless at the time of admission.
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The DASIS Report: Characteristics of Homeless Female Admissions to Substance Abuse Treatment, 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, October 2004. This fact sheet provides an overview of available data related to homeless female treatment admissions.
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The DASIS Report: Characteristics of Primary Benzodiazepine Admissions: 2000, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, November 2003. This report provides an overview of primary benzodiazepine admissions and compares selected characteristics with those of other admissions reported to TEDS in 2000.
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The DASIS Report: Characteristics of Primary Heroin Injection and Inhalation Admissions, 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, December 2004. This report compares the characteristics of primary heroin admissions reporting the two major routes of administration, injection and inhalation.
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The DASIS Report: Characteristics of Primary Phencyclidine (PCP) Admissions: 2001, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, May 2004. This report examines primary PCP admissions and compares their characteristics with those of all other admissions reported to the Treatment Episode Data Set in 2001.
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The DASIS Report: Characteristics of Primary Prescription and OTC Treatment Admissions, 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, November 2004. This fact sheet provides data on treatment admissions involving prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) drugs.
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The DASIS Report: Characteristics of Primary Tranquilizer Substance Abuse Treatment Admission, 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, July 2005. This report provide data on tranquilizer-related treatment admissions including demographics, source of referral, and regional information.
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The DASIS Report: Characteristics of Repeat Admissions to Substance Abuse Treatment , Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, June 2002. This report compares first-time, or new, treatment admissions in the Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) with admissions of persons who had entered treatment before.
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The DASIS Report: Characteristics of Substance Abuse Facilities Owned by the Department of Veterans Affairs, 2000, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, November 2002. This report compares characteristics of VA-owned facilities with the 13,276 non-VA-owned facilities.
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The DASIS Report: Characteristics of Young Adult (Aged 18-25) and Youth (Aged 12-17) Admissions, 2004, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, June 2006. This report compares young adult admissions to the admissions of youths aged 12 to 17, who accounted for 8 percent of Treatment Episode Data Set(TEDS) admissions in 2004.
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The DASIS Report: Cocaine Route of Administration Trends, 1995-2005, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, September 2007. This report compares trends in admissions to substance abuse treatment for two routes of cocaine administration, smoked and inhaled, between 1995 and 2005.
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The DASIS Report: Cocaine Treatment Admissions Decrease: 1993-1999, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, January 2002. An overview of data on cocaine treatment admissions, including State level information.
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The DASIS Report: Coerced Treatment Among Youths, 1993 to 1998, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, August 2001. This report provides information on the primary referral sources for youths entering substance abuse treatment in the public sector.
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The DASIS Report: Differences in Marijuana Admissions Based on Source of Referral: 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, June 2005. This report looks at the characteristics of primary marijuana admissions who were referred to treatment by the criminal justice system, compared with referrals from all other sources.
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The DASIS Report: Discharges from Detoxification: 2000, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, July 2004. This report examines discharge data in the Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS).
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The DASIS Report: Discharges from Hospital Inpatient Treatment, 2000, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2004. This report presents data on treatment episodes that represent clients who received hospital inpatient treatment.
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The DASIS Report: Discharges from Long-term Residential Treatment, 2000, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, February 2004. This report examines discharge data in the Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS).
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The DASIS Report: Discharges from Outpatient Treatment, 2000, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, November 2003. This report examines discharge data in the Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS).
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The DASIS Report: Discharges from Short-term Residential Treatment, 2000, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, January 2004. This fact sheet examines discharge data in the Treatment Episode Data Set.
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The DASIS Report: Discharges Who Left Against Professional Advice, 2003, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, August 2006. This resource describes the reasons for being discharged from substance abuse treatment services, focusing specifically on those individuals who left against the advice of the treatment providers.
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The DASIS Report: Drug and Alcohol Treatment in Juvenile Correctional Facilities , Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, May 2002. This report examines substance abuse treatment in juvenile correctional facilities.
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The DASIS Report: Dually Diagnosed Female Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions: 1999, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, October 2002. This report provides data on females with the co-occurrence of a substance abuse problem and a psychiatric disorder.
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The DASIS Report: Employed Admissions, 2001, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, April 2004. This report compares admissions who were employed at the time of entry into treatment with admissions who were unemployed at that time.
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DASIS Report: Employment Status and Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions, 2006, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2008. This report compares substance abuse treatment admissions among individuals aged 18 to 64 in five employment status groups: full-time employed, unemployed, and three groups not in the labor force: labor force dropouts, people with disabilities, and homemakers. Information from this report was collected from the 2006 Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS).
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The DASIS Report: Facilities Offering Hospital Inpatient Care, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, June 2003. This report examines the characteristics of facilities offering hospital inpatient care.
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The DASIS Report: Facilities Offering Residential Care, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, May 2003. This report examines the characteristics of treatment facilities offering residential care.
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The DASIS Report: Facilities Offering Special Programs or Groups for Clients with Co-Occurring Disorders, 2004, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, January 2006. This report provides data on substance abuse treatment facilities providing special programs or groups for clients with co-occurring substance abuse and mental health disorders.
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The DASIS Report: Facilities Offering Special Programs or Groups for Women: 2005, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, October 2006. This report presents data on substance abuse treatment facilities that provide special programs or groups for female clients.
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The DASIS Report: Facilities Offering Special Programs or Services for Women, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, October 2002. This report provides data on substance abuse treatment facilities providing special programs or services focused on women’s needs.
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The DASIS Report: Facilities Offering Special Treatment Programs or Groups, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, June 2007. This report examines the characteristics of treatment facilities which offer special treatment programs that address the specific needs of clients such as adolescents or seniors.
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The DASIS Report: Facilities Operating Opioid Treatment Programs, 2005, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, December 2006. This report provides data on U.S. treatment facilities, both public and private, that operate an Opioid Treatment Program (OTP) certified by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
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The DASIS Report: Facilities Primarily Serving Adolescents, 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, October 2003. This fact sheet provides data on the substance abuse treatment facilities that primarily serve adolescents.
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The DASIS Report: Facilities Providing Methadone/LAAM Treatment to Clients with Opiate Addiction, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, December 2002. This report looks at facilities providing methadone or LAAM treatment to clients with opiate addiction as reported to the National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services.
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The DASIS Report: First-Time and Repeat Admissions Aged 18 to 25 to Substance Abuse Treatment, 2006, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, August 2008. This report examines first-time and repeat admissions using data from the 2006 Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS).
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The DASIS Report: Geographic Differences in Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions for Methamphetamine/Amphetamine and Marijuana: 2005, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, January 2008. This report focuses on trends in admission rates for methamphetamine/amphetamine and marijuana in different geographic regions of the United States, using 1995-2005 Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) data.
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The DASIS Report: Growth of Managed Care in Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, October 2001. This report examines trends in the number of substance abuse treatment facilities that contract with managed care organizations.
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The DASIS Report: Health Insurance Status of Admissions for Substance Abuse Treatment, 1999 , Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, November 2002. This fact sheet looks at the health insurance status of admissions in the 1999 Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS).
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The DASIS Report: Heroin - - Changes in How It Is Used, 1995-2005, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, April 2007. This report compares trends in primary heroin inhalation and injection treatment admissions in the U.S. between 1995 and 2005.
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The DASIS Report: Heroin -- Changes in How it is Used, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, July 2001. An overview of treatment data on the route of administration by heroin users.
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The DASIS Report: Heroin Treatment Admissions Increase: 1993-1999, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, January 2002. This report provides data on heroin treatment admissions and explores factors related to their increase in recent years.
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The DASIS Report: Hispanic Female Admissions in Substance Abuse Treatment, 2005, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, April 2007. This report uses 2005 Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) data to examine substance abuse treatment admissions among females of Hispanic origin.
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The DASIS Report: Hispanic Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions, 2003, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, August 2005. This report compares the characteristics of Hispanic treatment admissions to those of non-Hispanic admissions of known race/ethnicity and compares subgroups within Hispanic admissions.
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The DASIS Report: Homeless Admissions to Substance Abuse Treatment: 2004, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, July 2006. In 2004, more than 175,300 admissions to substance abuse treatment facilities were homeless at time of admission. These homeless admissions comprised 13 percent of all admissions in 2004 for which living arrangements were recorded in the Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS).
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The DASIS Report: How Men and Women Enter Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, September 2001. An overview of data on the source of treatment referrals.
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The DASIS Report: Length of Stay for Outpatient Discharges Completing Treatment: 2004, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, May 2007. This report examines the median length of stay for outpatient clients who completed treatment in 2004 based on Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) data.
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The DASIS Report: Male Admissions with Co-occurring Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders, 2005, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, December 2007. This report focuses on males with co-occurring psychiatric and substance use disorders admitted to treatment during 2005.
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The DASIS Report: Male Admissions with Co-Occurring Psychiatric and Substance Use Problems, 2003, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, October 2005. This report compares male substance abuse treatment admissions with co-occurring problems with all other male admissions using the Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS).
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The DASIS Report: Managed Care Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, April 2003. This fact sheet presents data comparing services and programs provided by treatment facilities with and without managed care.
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The DASIS Report: Marijuana Treatment Admissions Increase: 1993-1999, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, January 2002. This report provides data on marijuana treatment admissions and explores factors related to their increase in recent years.
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The DASIS Report: Marijuana Use Secondary to Other Substances of Abuse, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, April 2003. This report compares admissions with marijuana as a secondary substance of abuse to admissions with marijuana as a primary substance.
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The DASIS Report: Marital Status and Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions, 2005, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, October 2007. Using information from the 2005 Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS), this report monitors the relationship between marital status and substance abuse treatment admissions.
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The DASIS Report: Marital Status of Women Aged 25-44: 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, July 2004. This report provides data from Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) on the marital status of women in substance abuse treatment.
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The DASIS Report: Methamphetamine/Amphetamine Treatment Admissions in Urban and Rural Areas: 2004, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, August 2006. This resource provides data from SAMHSA's Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) on methamphetamine/amphetamine admissions to publicly funded treatment programs in 2004.
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The DASIS Report: New and Repeat Admissions to Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, April 2002. This report compares new treatment admissions with readmissions of persons admitted to treatment before the current episode.
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The DASIS Report: New Heroin Users Admitted to Treatment: 1992-2000, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, October 2003. This report examines data on new heroin users from 1992 to 2000.
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The DASIS Report: Non-Heroin Opiate Admissions, 2003, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, April 2006. This report explores differences among admissions for non-heroin opiates and admissions for heroin, using the data on demographic characteristics and substance abuse problems of those admitted for substance abuse treatment that are compiled annually in TEDS.
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The DASIS Report: Older Adults in Substance Abuse Treatment Update, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, May 2005. This report examines treatment admissions of adults aged 55 or older from 1995 to 2002.
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The DASIS Report: Older Adults in Substance Abuse Treatment, 2005, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, November 2007. This report provides an overview of substance abuse treatment admissions among individuals aged 50 or older, using information from the 2005 Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS).
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The DASIS Report: Planned Methadone Treatment for Heroin Admissions, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, June 2003. This report compares heroin admissions where methadone treatment was planned with the 60 percent of heroin admissions where methadone treatment was not planned.
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The DASIS Report: Planned Methadone Treatment for Non-Heroin Opiate Admissions, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, June 2003. This report compares the non-heroin opiate admissions where methadone treatment was planned with those admissions where no methadone treatment was planned.
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The DASIS Report: Polydrug Admissions: 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2005. This report provides treatment admission data on Polydrug abuse (abuse of more than one substance), which is common among alcohol and drug users.
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The DASIS Report: Pregnant Women in Substance Abuse Treatment: 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, September 2004. This report examines the pregnant treatment admissions between the ages of 15 and 44 in comparison to nonpregnant female admissions in the same age range.
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The DASIS Report: Prescription and Over-the-Counter Drug Abuse Admissions, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, June 2002. This report provides data on treatment admissions for over-the-counter and prescription drug abuse.
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The DASIS Report: Primary Alcohol Admissions Aged 21 or Older: Alcohol Only vs. Alcohol plus a Secondary Drug, 2005, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, February 2007. This report provides Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) data on alcohol and alcohol plus a secondary drug treatment admissions during 2005.
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The DASIS Report: Primary Focus of Facilities Treating Substance Abuse, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, October 2002. This fact sheet provides an overview of treatment facility operations including information on ownership, payment and special groups served.
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The DASIS Report: Primary Methamphetamine / Amphetamine Admissions to Substance Abuse Treatment: 2005, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, February 2008. Utilizing information from the 2005 Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS), this report examines the characteristics of substance abuse treatment admissions in which methamphetamine / amphetamine was the primary substance of abuse and compares them with admissions in which other substances were primary.
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The DASIS Report: Primary Methamphetamine / Amphetamine Treatment Admissions: 1992-2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, September 2004. This report will focus on changes in treatment admissions reported to the Treatment Episode Data Set between 1992 and 2002 in which the primary substance of abuse was methamphetamine / amphetamine.
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The DASIS Report: Private-For-Profit and Private-Non-Profit Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities: 2003, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, December 2004. This report compares the characteristics of private-for-profit and private-non-profit treatment facilities.
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The DASIS Report: Services Provided by Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, August 2003. This short report provides information on the distribution of these services across substance abuse treatment facilities by such characteristics as the availability of special treatment programs or groups, facility size, and ownership.
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The DASIS Report: Smoked Cocaine vs. Non Smoked Cocaine Admissions, 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, February 2005. This report presents data from the 2002 Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) on admissions where cocaine was the primary substance of abuse reported.
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The DASIS Report: Smoked Methamphetamine / Amphetamines, 1992-2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, January 2005. This report highlights data on methamphetamine/amphetamine treatment admissions.
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The DASIS Report: Substance Abuse Services and Staffing in Adult Correctional Facilities, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, October 2002. This report examines treatment services and staffing in adult correctional facilities only.
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The DASIS Report: Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions Among American Indians and Alaska Natives: 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, February 2005. This report describes AI/AN admissions, aged 18 or older, to substance abuse treatment as reported to TEDS in 2002.
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The DASIS Report: Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions Referred by Schools, 2000, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, February 2004. This report examines admissions aged 18 or younger referred by schools, and compares them with admissions aged 18 or younger referred by other sources.
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The DASIS Report: Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions Referred by the Criminal Justice System, 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, July 2004. This report examines substance abuse treatment admissions referred by the criminal justice system and compares their characteristics with all other admissions.
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The DASIS Report: The National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (N-SSATS): 2003, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2005. This fact sheet presents results highlights from the 2003 N-SSATS. N-SSATS is designed to collect data on the location, characteristics, and use of alcoholism and drug abuse treatment facilities and services.
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The DASIS Report: The Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, October 2002. This fact sheet provides an overview of TEDS, an administrative data system providing descriptive information about the national flow of admissions to specialty providers of substance abuse treatment.
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The DASIS Report: Treatment Admissions for Injection Drug Use: 2003, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, September 2005. This report presents characteristics of these 237,000 injection drug admissions (primary and secondary) to treatment.
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The DASIS Report: Treatment Admissions for Injection of Multiple Drugs: 2000 , Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, December 2003. This fact sheet provides data on admissions that reported injecting more than one drug.
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The DASIS Report: Treatment Admissions for Primary Alcohol Abuse Among Youth Aged 18-20; 2001, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, April 2004. This fact sheet provides data on youth admitted to treatment for alcohol abuse.
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The DASIS Report: Treatment Admissions in Rural Areas, 2003, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, September 2005. This report compares admissions to facilities located in rural counties with admissions to facilities in urban counties.
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The DASIS Report: Treatment Admissions in Urban and Rural Areas Involving Narcotic Painkillers: 2002 Update, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, August 2004. This fact sheet examines narcotic painkiller treatment admission rates per 100,000 persons aged 12 or older at five urbanization levels for 1992, 1997, and 2002.
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The DASIS Report: Treatment Admissions Involving Narcotic Painkillers: 2002 Update, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, July 2004. This fact sheet provides data on admissions to treatment involving the abuse of narcotic painkillers.
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The DASIS Report: Treatment Admissions Receiving Public Assistance: 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, May 2005. This report focuses on treatment admissions receiving public assistance as their primary source of income/support1 and compares them to all other admissions with known sources of income or support.
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The DASIS Report: Treatment Admissions with Medicaid as the Primary Expected or Actual Payment Source, 2005, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, July 2007. This report compares the characteristics of treatment admissions with Medicaid as the primary expected or actual source of payment with those of all other admissions with a known primary expected or actual source of payment, using data from the 2005 Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS).
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The DASIS Report: Treatment Completion in the Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, January 2003. This fact sheet provides information on treatment episodes in 2000.
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The DASIS Report: Treatment Referral Sources for Adolescent Marijuana Users, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2002. This fact sheet provides an overview of data on marijuana treatment admissions among youth.
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The DASIS Report: Trends in Admissions for PCP: 1993-2003, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, October 2005. This resource provides data on trends in admissions to treatment for PCP abuse.
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The DASIS Report: Trends in Cocaine Treatment Admissions by State: 1992-2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, January 2005. This report looks at the changes in the rate of primary cocaine admissions, nationally and by State for the years 1992 through 2002.
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The DASIS Report: Trends in Marijuana Treatment Admissions by State: 1992-2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2005. This report looks at the changes in the rate of primary marijuana admissions, nationally and by State for the years 1992 through 2002.
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The DASIS Report: Variations in Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities by Number of Clients, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, June 2003. This fact sheet looks at facility size, as measured by the number of clients enrolled in treatment on a typical day, and reported to the National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services.
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The DASIS Report: Veterans in Substance Abuse Treatment: 1995-2000, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, November 2003. This report looks at trends in veteran admissions reported to the Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) between 1995 and 2000.
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The DASIS Report: Women in Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, July 2001. An overview of data for women in drug treatment.
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The DASIS Report: Women in Treatment for Smoked Cocaine: 2000, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, September 2003. An overview of data related to female smoked cocaine users in treatment.
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The DASIS Report: Youth Marijuana Admissions by Race and Ethnicity, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, August 2002. This report provides information on youth treatment admissions for marijuana abuse.
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Defining Drug Courts: The Key Components, Bureau of Justice Assistance, January 1997. This document is designed to share information about implementing an effective drug court by providing a set of flexible elements communities can adapt to their specific needs and resources.
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Detailed Cost Analysis in a Mature Drug Court Setting: A Cost-Benefit Evaluation of the Multnomah County Drug Court, National Institute of Justice, M. Finigan and S. Carey, January 2004. This study is an intensive examination of investment costs and benefits resulting from the operation of a single court in Multnomah County, Oregon.
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Drug Abuse in Family Practice, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Alan I. Trachtenberg, M.D., M.P.H., and Michael F. Fleming, M.D., M.P.H., January 2000. A guide for family physicians to address the problem of substance abuse among their patients.
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Discharges from Substance Abuse Treatment Services: TEDS Discharges, 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, September 2005. The report provides information on treatment completion, length of stay in treatment, and demographic and substance abuse characteristics of almost 800,000 discharges from alcohol or drug treatment in facilities that report to individual State administrative data systems.
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Drug Court Monitoring, Evaluation, and Management Information Systems, Bureau of Justice Assistance, September 1998. This report outlines the principal themes and ideas that emerged from two focus group meetings involving drug court practitioners, public health officials, researchers, and court managers.
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Drug Court Monitoring, Evaluation, and Management Information Systems: National Scope Needs Assessment, Bureau of Justice Assistance, February 2003. This report provides the results of an assessment conducted as part of the National Drug Court Training and Technical Assistance Program, which supports the Drug Court Grant Program.
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Drug Court Movement, National Institute of Justice, July 1995. An overview of core elements and future needs of drug courts.
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Drug Courts and the Role of Graduated Sanctions, National Institute of Justice, Adele Harrell. August 1998. This report provides information about the effectiveness of drug courts and guidelines for design and operation.
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Drug Courts Program Office Fact Sheet, Drug Courts Program Office, June 2000. An overview of the grant and training and technical assistance programs of the Drug Courts Program Office.
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Drug Courts: Overview of Growth, Characteristics, and Results, General Accounting Office, July 1997. This report provides the findings of a GAO survey of drug court programs and an evaluation synthesis of studies on drug courts.
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Drug Courts: The Second Decade, National Institute of Justice, June 2006. This report presents findings from several recent studies that speak to the concerns of policymakers and practitioners about "what works" in drug courts. Topics addressed include how target populations and participant attributes affect program outcomes, the judge's role in the success of drug court participants, treatment issues, drug court interventions for juveniles, and cost-benefit analyses of drug courts.
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Drug Identification and Testing in the Juvenile Justice System: Summary, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Ann H. Crowe. May 1998. This report highlights innovative ways to identify and intervene with substance-abusing juveniles.
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Drug Treatment in the Criminal Justice System, Drug Policy Information Clearinghouse, Guy Schmidt, March 2001. An overview of information on drug involved offenders under correctional supervision and their treatment needs.
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Drug Treatment Needs Among Adult Arrestees in Baltimore, National Institute of Justice, September 1997. A summary of research conducted on drug-involved Baltimore, Maryland arrestees through interviews and drug tests.
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The Drug Treatment Outcomes Research Study: baseline report, Home Office Research, Development and Statistics Directorate, November 2007. This study aims to measure the outcomes experienced by those seeking drug treatment in England.
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Drug Use and Dependence, State and Federal Prisoners, 2004, Bureau of Justice Statistics, October 2006. This Special Report presents data from the 2004 Survey of Inmates in State and Federal Correctional Facilities on prisoners' prior use, dependence, and abuse of illegal drugs.
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Drug Use, Testing, and Treatment in Local Jails, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Doris James Wilson, May 2000. Describes the drug involvement of jail inmates and the level of drug use, testing, and treatment in jails.
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Drugs, Brains, and Behavior - The Science of Addiction, National Institute on Drug Abuse, February 2007. This document explains in layman's terms how science has revolutionized the understanding of drug addiction as a brain disease that affects behavior.
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Dwight Correctional Center: Evaluation of the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners (1997), National Institute of Justice, Deborah Michalski and Jacqueline Mullany. August 2001. This report is a summary of the evaluation conducted of the residential substance abuse treatment program offered at Illinois’ Dwight Correctional Center, a 670-bed prison for women.
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The Effect of Drug Treatment on Inmate Misconduct in Federal Prisons, Bureau of Prisons, B. Pelissier, N. Langan, 2001. This paper employs a large sample to empirically evaluate the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ substance abuse treatment program’s effectiveness in reducing prisoner misconduct.
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Effectiveness of Treatment for Drug Abusers Under Criminal Justice Supervision, National Institute of Justice, Douglas S. Lipton, November 1995. Presents the findings of studies that have demonstrated that in-custody drug treatment can be effective in preventing rearrest.
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Enhancing Motivation for Change Inservice Training, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2007. This resource provides new substance abuse counselors with the basics on how to motivate clients, based on the Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) series.
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Epidemiologic Trends in Drug Abuse Volume 1: Highlights and Executive Summary, June 2007, National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2008. This report is a synthesis of findings presented at the semiannual meeting of the Community Epidemiology Work Group (CEWG). The information from the CEWG network presented in this report includes an overview of drug abuse patterns and trends in CEWG areas.
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Epidemiologic Trends in Drug Abuse Volume 2: Proceedings of the Community Epidemiology Work Group, June 2007, National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2008. This report includes papers presented at the semiannual meeting of the Community Epidemiology Work Group (CEWG). Papers from 22 areas across the nation are included in this report, each containing data on patterns and trends in drug abuse in these areas.
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Ethical Considerations for Judges and Attorneys in Drug Court, National Institute of Justice, October 2002. This study concludes that practitioners in drug court need heightened ethical sensitivity in both the design of particular drug court programs and in daily practice, but the proper exercise of the roles of judge or lawyer in drug court need not conflict with the professionals’ ethical obligations.
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Evaluating the Implementation & Impact of a Seamless System of Care for Substance Abusing Offenders: The HIDTA Model, National Institute of Justice, F. Taxman, J. Byrne, and M. Thanner. February 2002. This report provides an overview of the HIDTA Model, a treatment and supervision program designed to target hard-core substance abusing offenders.
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Evaluating Treatment Drug Courts in Kansas City, Missouri and Pensacola, Florida: Final Reports for Phase I and Phase II, National Institute of Justice, January 2003. This report provides the findings of an impact evaluation of two treatment drug courts.
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Evaluation of Drug Treatment in Local Corrections, National Institute of Justice, Sandra Tunis, James Austin, Mark Morris, et al, June 1997. Evaluation of treatment programs in local jails.
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Evaluation of Florida's Residential Drug Treatment Program Prison Diversion Program, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, R. Linster, April 2002. The focus of the study is an investigation of the relationship between drug treatment and success or failure of offenders on community supervision.
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Evaluation of Prison Based Drug Treatment in Pennsylvania: A Research Collaboration Between the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections and the Center for Public Policy at Temple University, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, W. Welsh, February 2002. This study examines the individual and programmatic factors associated with effective drug treatment across multiple sites in Pennsylvania.
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Evaluation of the "New Choices" Substance Abuse Program in the Harris County Jail Houston, Texas -- PROJECT CARE Final Report, National Institute of Justice, Joseph Carbonari and Kirk von Sternberg. May 2000. This report discusses results from a process evaluation explicating the evolution of the new program in light of inherent obstacles related to the jail setting, the jail inmate, policies at the jail, and the operation of the courts.
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Evaluation of the Breaking the Cycle Demonstration in Birmingham, Alabama: Final Report, National Institute of Justice, A. Harrell, A. Hirst, D. Marlowe, J. Merrill, and O. Mitchell. August 2001. This report presents findings on the impact of the Birmingham BTC program on offenders and the criminal justice system and an analysis of the costs and benefits of BTC services.
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Evaluation of the D.C. Superior Court Drug Intervention Programs, Research in Brief, National Institute of Justice, Adele Harrell, Shannon Cavanagh, and John Roman, April 2000. Findings of a study to test court-based interventions for drug involved offenders that took place in D.C. during 1993.
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Evaluation of the Florida Department of Corrections Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) for State Prisoners Program, Final Technical Report, National Institute of Justice, C. McNeece, April 2002. This report provides the findings of an evaluation of a Florida Department of Corrections offender drug treatment program.
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Evaluation of the Los Angeles County Juvenile Drug Treatment Boot Camp, Executive Summary, National Institute of Justice, Sheldon Zhang, April 2001. This report presents findings from an evaluation of the Drug Treatment Boot Camp in Los Angeles County.
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Evaluation of the Los Angeles County Juvenile Drug Treatment Boot Camp, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, Sheldon Zhang, August 2001. This report presents findings from an evaluation of a juvenile drug treatment boot camp in Los Angeles County.
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Evaluation of the South Carolina Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program for State Prisoners -- Final Report, National Institute of Justice, J. Miller and W. Ruefle. February 2000. This report conveys the results of an evaluation of the South Carolina Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program.
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Evaluation of Two Models of Treating Sentenced Federal Drug Offenders in the Community, National Institute of Justice, B. Robinson, B. Elms, J. Austin, and L. Chan. December 1999. This report provides an overview of a three year study of two drug treatment programs for Federal offenders placed on probation, parole or supervised release.
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Expedited Drug Case Management, National Institute of Justice, Caroline S. Cooper, July 1994. Effective management of drug caseloads and drug-involved offenders require early judicial intervention and flexible case management.
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Exploratory Analysis of Client Outcomes, Costs, and Benefits of Day Reporting Centers -- Final Report, National Institute of Justice, A. Craddock, May 2000. This study examined two Day Reporting Centers in Wisconsin that serve probationers who are substance abusers, a high risk for reoffending, and have a high level of need for services.
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Factors Affecting Client Motivation in Therapeutic Community Treatment for Offenders in Delaware, Summary Report 1997-1999, National Institute of Justice, May 2000. This report provides an overview of the State of Delaware’s Therapeutic Community Continuum of residential treatment for drug abusing prisoners programs.
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Families as a Resource in Recovery from Drug Abuse: An Evaluation of La Bodega de la Familia, National Institute of Justice, E. Sullivan, M. Mino, and K. Nelson. February 2002. This report provides an overview of an evaluation of La Bodega de la Familia, a program that engages both drug abusers and their family as a supplement to community supervision.
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Family Dependency Treatment Courts: Addressing Child Abuse and Neglect Cases Using the Drug Court Model, Bureau of Justice Assistance, December 2004. A family dependency treatment court is a court devoted to cases of child abuse and neglect that involve substance abuse by the child’s parents or other caregivers.
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Federal Prison Residential Drug Treatment Reduces Substance Use and Arrests After Release, Bureau of Prisons, B. Pelissier, G. Gaes, J. O’Neil, S. Camp, S. Wallace, W. Rhodes, W. Saylor, 2001. The effectiveness of Federal prison-based residential drug and alcohol treatment programs was evaluated.
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Final Report of Outcomes for the Ozark Correctional Center Drug Treatment Program, National Institute of Justice, Jeffrey Nash, March 2000. This report provides a summary of the findings from follow-up interviews with Ozark Correctional Center Drug Treatment Program graduates, dropouts, and the comparison group.
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Findings from the Evaluation of the D.C. Superior Court Drug Intervention Program, National Institute of Justice, A. Harrell, J. Roman, and S. Cavanaugh. April 2000. This report conveys the results of a process evaluation of the Superior Court Drug Intervention Program (SCDIP) in the District of Columbia.
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From Whether to How Drug Courts Work: Retrospective Evaluation of Drug Courts in Clark County (Las Vegas) and Multnomah County (Portland), Executive Summary, National Institute of Justice, J. Robinson, J. Goldkamp, and M. White. May 2002. This report presents findings from the national evaluation of the Portland(Multnomah County) and Las Vegas (Clark County) drug courts.
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From Whether to How Drug Courts Work: Retrospective Evaluation of Drug Courts in Clark County (Las Vegas) and Multnomah County (Portland), National Institute of Justice, J. Goldkamp, M. White, and J. Robinson. May 2002. This report presents findings from the national evaluation of the Portland (Multnomah County) and Las Vegas (Clark County) drug courts.
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Gender Differences Among Prisoners in Treatment, Bureau of Prisons, B. Pelissier, N. Langan, 2001. The purpose of this paper is to document special needs for females in the population of interest: prisoners in treatment.
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Gender Differences in Outcomes from Prison-Based Residential Treatment, Bureau of Prisons, B. Pelissier, G. Gaes, S. Camp, W. Rhodes, W. Saylor, 2003. Gender differences and similarities in the effectiveness of treatment and in predictors of post-release outcomes were examined.
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Gender Differences in Treatment Entry and Retention Among Prisoners with Substance Abuse Histories, Bureau of Prisons, B. Pelissier, 2000. This paper examined gender similarities and differences in the predictors of treatment entry and the combination of treatment entry and completion.
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GHB: A Club Drug To Watch, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, November 2002. This fact sheet discusses the increasing popularity of the illicit use of gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) and tells treatment providers how they can respond to those who abuse this drug.
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A Guide to Substance Abuse Services for Primary Care Clinicians: Concise Desk Reference Based on Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) 24, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, July 2008. This document gives primary care clinicians specific guidance on how to identify indications of substance abuse, how to broach the subject with a patient, and how to choose the appropriate screening and assessment instruments.
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Guideline for Drug Courts on Screening and Assessment, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Elizabeth Peyton and Roger H. Peters, May 1998. This guideline is written to help drug courts develop effective policies, procedures, and techniques for screening and assessing treatment needs of drug court participants.
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Healing to Wellness Courts: A Preliminary Overview of Tribal Drug Courts, Drug Courts Program Office, July 1999. An overview of the critical issues and challenges for tribal drug courts.
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Health Services Utilization by Individuals with Substance Abuse and Mental Disorders, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, September 2004. This report provides a literature review that traces recent trends in access to treatment for substance use and mental disorders. Also included are the results from data analyses that provide insights into access, treatment choice, retention in treatment, and costs associated with treatment for substance use and mental disorders.
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An Honest Chance: Perspectives on Drug Courts, Executive Summary, Bureau of Justice Assistance, John S. Goldkamp, Michael D. White, and Jennifer B. Robinson. April 2002. This report provides the findings of focus groups conducted with participants in six American drug courts.
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Impact of September 11, 2001 Events on Substance Abuse and Mental Health in the New York Area, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, January 2003. This report examines the potential effects of the September 11 events on substance use and substance abuse treatment, mental health problems and treatment, and religiosity in the New York area.
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Impact of the Opportunity to Succeed (OPTS) Aftercare Program for Substance-Abusing Felons: Comprehensive Final Report, National Institute of Justice, S. Rossman, S. Sridharan, C. Gouvis, J. Buck, and E. Morley. March 2000. This report provides information on an evaluation of the Opportunity to Succeed program that was designed to reduce relapse and recidivism by providing aftercare services to offenders who have drug offense histories.
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Implementing the "Integrated Continuum of Care" Model for Severely Addicted Addicts: The Key Maine Experience, National Institute of Justice, George DeLeon and Josephine Hawke. April 2001. This report summarizes findings from a process evaluation of the Key Maine Therapeutic Community.
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Increasing Our Understanding of the Recovery Process Through Drug Court Narratives, Executive Summary, National Institute of Justice, March 2002. This report provides an overview of research findings from an evaluation of the Syracuse Community Treatment Court.
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Increasing Our Understanding of the Recovery Process Through Drug Court Narratives, Technical Report, National Institute of Justice, March 2002. This report describes narrative data from observations of the Syracuse Community Treatment Court (SCTC) sessions and interviews with SCTC clients and treatment professionals.
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InfoFacts: Drug Abuse and the link to HIV/AIDS and Other Infectious Diseases, National Institute on Drug Abuse, August 2008. This fact sheet provides information about HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases, the connection between these diseases and drug abuse, and treatment information for substance abusers with these diseases.
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InfoFacts: Drug Addiction Treatment Methods, National Institute on Drug Abuse, July 2006. This resource highlights research findings on effective treatment approaches for drug abuse and addiction.
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InfoFacts: Heroin, National Institute on Drug Abuse, July 2008. This resource provides information on the use, effects, and treatment options for heroin.
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InfoFacts: Treatment Approaches for Drug Addiction, National Institute on Drug Abuse, June 2008. This fact sheet provides information related to effective treatment approaches for drug abuse and addiction.
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InfoFacts: Treatment for Drug Abusers in the Criminal Justice System, National Institute on Drug Abuse, July 2006. This resource provides information about drug abusers in the criminal justice system and highlights the positive impact drug treatment can have on these offenders.
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InfoFacts: Treatment Statistics, National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2008. This fact sheet provides a demographic overview of treatment statistics from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's National Survey on Drug Use and Health in 2006.
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Inhalants: Substance Abuse Treatment Advisory, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, March 2003. This fact sheet provides information on inhalant abuse and treatment options for inhalant users.
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Institutionalizing Drug Courts: A Focus Group Meeting Report, Bureau of Justice Assistance, March 2002. This report outlines the principal themes and ideas that emerged from a focus group meeting on institutionalizing drug courts.
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Intensive Treatment Program Lane County, Oregon: Evaluation Report; Preliminary Findings, National Institute of Justice, April 2002. This report summarizes findings related to the persons referred, assessed, admitted, and discharged from treatment from the Intensive Treatment Program, an in-jail drug treatment program in Oregon.
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Interrelationship Between the Use of Alcohol and Other Drugs: Summary Overview for Drug Court Practitioners, Bureau of Justice Assistance, John N. Marr, August 1999. The purpose of this report is to address the underlying physiological, sociological and psychological foundation for prohibiting persons addicted to controlled substances from using alcohol.
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Investing in Drug Abuse Treatment: A Discussion Paper for Policy Makers, United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime, 2003. This report examines the characteristics of drug treatment patients, treatment effectiveness, how a treatment system might be constructed, and compares drug treatment with the treatments for other chronic medical illnesses.
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Jackson County, Missouri, COMmunity-Backed Anti-Drug Tax (COMBAT) Evaluation -- Final Report, National Institute of Justice, A. Seeherman, D. Hunt, and J. Heliotis, et al. May 2000. This report is a comprehensive evaluation of the implementation and impact of the Jackson County, Missouri program called COMmunity Backed Anti-Drug Tax (COMBAT).
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Juvenile and Family Drug Courts: An Overview, Bureau of Justice Assistance, November 1996. Juvenile and family drug courts provide immediate intervention in the lives of children and parents using drugs or exposed to drug addiction through family members.
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Juvenile Drug Court Movement, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, C. Cooper, J. Brophy, and M. Roberts. March 1997. This fact sheet provides an overview of juvenile drug courts.
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Juvenile Drug Court Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, May 2001. This bulletin shares the perspectives of practitioners and policymakers who have helped to establish juvenile drug courts.
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Juvenile Drug Courts: Strategies in Practice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, February 2003. This publication describes the framework for planning, implementing, and operating a juvenile drug court.
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La Bodega de la Familia: Reaching Out to the Forgotten Victims of Substance Abuse, Bureau of Justice Assistance, April 1998. An overview of a drug crisis center in New York that includes the addicts family in the drug treatment process.
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La Comunidad Terapeutica, National Institute on Drug Abuse, December 2003. The Spanish language version of Therapeutic Communities presents background information about therapeutic community (TC) treatment programs.
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A Life in the Community for Everyone— Reducing Substance Abuse in America: Building the Nation’s Demand Reduction Infrastructure– A Framework for Discussion, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, June 2006. This report provides an overview of treatment and prevention initiatives.
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Linkage of Domestic Violence and Substance Abuse Services, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, April 2002. This report provides an overview of a study of programs offering domestic violence and substance abuse services and how often and in what ways these two program types provide the complementary service.
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Linkage of Domestic Violence and Substance Abuse Services, Research in Brief, Executive Summary, National Institute of Justice, April 2002. This report summarizes the results of surveys of national samples of domestic violence and substance abuse programs to determine how often, and in what ways, the programs provided the complementary service.
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Looking at a Decade of Drug Courts, Bureau of Justice Assistance, 1998. This report provides summary information on adult, juvenile and family drug court programs throughout the United States.
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Methadone Fact Sheet, Drug Policy Information Clearinghouse, Erin Steiner Broekhuysen, April 2000. An overview of issues dealing with methadone treatment.
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Methamphetamine Interagency Task Force: Final Report, Office of National Drug Control Policy, National Institute of Justice, January 2000. Presents the findings of a collaborative effort by Federal and non-Federal experts in law enforcement, prevention, education, and treatment on methamphetamine.
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Methamphetamine: An Update on an Emerging Problem, National Institute of Justice, NIJ Journal, October 2000. Provides an overview of the Methamphetamine Interagency Task Force.
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Model State Drug Court Legislation: Model Drug Offender Accountability and Treatment Act, National Drug Court Institute, May 2004. This publication functions as a model for policy-makers, state legislators, and drug court professionals who wish to enact or enhance statewide drug court legislation.
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Mohican Youth Center: RSAT Process Evaluation, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, B. Fulton, E. Latessa, and J. Pealer. July 2001. This report presents the results of a process evaluation of the Mohican Youth Center, a substance abuse treatment facility for drug-involved youth operated by the Ohio Department of Youth Services.
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MonDay Community Correctional Institution: RSAT Process Evaluation, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, B. Fulton, E. Latessa, and J. Pealer. July 2001. This report presents the results of a process evaluation of the MonDay Community Correctional Institution, located in Ohio.
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National Amphetamine-Type Stimulant Strategy 2008-2011, National Drug Strategy, Australia, September 2008. This strategy outlines the Australian government's strategy to reduce the use of amphetamine-type substances through prevention, supply reduction, and treatment.
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National and State Estimates of the Drug Abuse Treatment Gap: 2000, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, July 2002. This report presents information on the population in the Nation who need but did not receive treatment for an illicit drug use problem.
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National Evaluation of 14 Drug Courts, National Institute of Justice, A.Harrell, A. Morral, D. Longshore, E. Deschenes, et al. November 2001. This report presents findings from a national evaluation of 14 drug court programs that received funding by the Drug Courts Program Office in 1995 and 1996.
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National Evaluation of the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners Program From Onset to Midpoint--Executive Summary, National Institute of Justice, D. Lipton, F. Pearson, and H. Wexler. May 2000. This report highlights the results of surveys of RSAT programs in participating States, and lays out what the RSAT legislation has accomplished at the midpoint of its existence (December 31, 1998).
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National Evaluation of the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners Program From Onset to Midpoint--Final Report, National Institute of Justice, D. Lipton, F. Pearson, and H. Wexler. May 2000. This report presents results of an examination of the RSAT program’s progress at about the halfway point of the program’s existence.
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National Expenditures for Mental Health Services and Substance Abuse Treatment 1991-2001, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2005. This report provides data on mental health services and substance abuse treatment expenditures in the United States.
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National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (N-SSATS), 2004: Data on Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities , Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, August 2005. This report presents results from the 2004 N-SSATS, an annual census of facilities providing substance abuse treatment. Conducted by SAMHSA, N-SSATS is designed to collect data on the location, characteristics, and use of alcoholism and drug abuse treatment facilities and services throughout the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and other U.S. jurisdictions.
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National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (N-SSATS): 2007, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, November 2008. This annual census of substance abuse treatment facilities collects data on the location, characteristics, and use of treatment facilities and services throughout the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and other U.S. jurisdictions.
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The National Treatment Improvement Evaluation Study (NTIES), Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, 1998. NTIES is a Congressionally-mandated study of the impact of drug and alcohol treatment on thousands of clients in hundreds of treatment units.
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The New York State Adult Drug Court Evaluation: Policies, Participants and Impacts, Bureau of Justice Assistance, A. Bader , A. Cissner, D. Farole, et al, October 2003. This study documents the policies, participant characteristics, and performance of participants in eleven of New York's oldest and largest drug courts.
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Noble Choices: RSAT Process Evaluation, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, July 2001. This report provides information on a process evaluation of a therapeutic community called Noble Choices that operates within Noble Correctional Institution, a medium security prison in Ohio.
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The NSDUH Report: Adults with Co-Occurring Serious Mental Illness & a Substance Use Disorder, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, June 2004. This fact sheet provides data on the prevalence and treatment rates of co-occurring serious mental illness and substance abuse.
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The NSDUH Report: Health Insurance and Substance Use Treatment Need, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, February 2007. This report examines health insurance and the need for and receipt of substance abuse treatment among adults aged 18 or older based on combined 2004 and 2005 SAMHSA National Surveys on Drug Use and Health.
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The NSDUH Report: Participation in Self-help Groups for Alcohol and Illicit Drug Use, 2006 and 2007, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, November 2008. This report examines the characteristics of persons aged 12 or older participating in self-help groups for substance use in the past year. It also reports on past month alcohol and/or illicit drug use among persons who participated in self-help groups in the past year and on past year receipt of specialty treatment.
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The NSDUH Report: Reasons for Not Receiving Substance Abuse Treatment , Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, November 2003. In this report, estimates of treatment need, treatment, perceived unmet treatment need and reasons for not receiving treatment are presented separately for illicit drugs and for alcohol.
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The NSDUH Report: Sources of Payment for Substance Use Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2006. This report focuses on how individuals who received substance use treatment in the past year paid for their last or current treatment and compares sources of payment by gender and family income relative to the Federal poverty threshold.
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The NSDUH Report: State Estimates of Persons Needing But Not Receiving Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, June 2004. This report provides an overview of data related to treatment needs in the States.
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The NSDUH Report: Substance Use and Need for Treatment Among Youths Who Have Been in Foster Care, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, February 2005. This report looks at the need for and receipt of substance abuse treatment among youths who have been in foster care.
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The NSDUH Report: Substance Use Treatment among Women of Childrearing Age, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, October 2007. This report presents estimates of substance use treatment need, receipt of treatment, perceived need for treatment, and reasons for not receiving treatment among women of childrearing age.
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The NSDUH Report: Substance Use Treatment Need Among Adolescents, 2003-2004, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, June 2006. This report presents estimates of treatment, treatment need, and perceived unmet need among youths aged 12 to 17.
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The NSDUH Report: Substance Use, Dependence, and Treatment among Veterans, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, November 2005. This report provides estimates of substance use, dependence, and treatment differences between veterans and a nonveteran comparison group.
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The OAS Report: A Day in the Life of American Adolescents: Substance Use Facts, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, October 2007. This report presents facts about adolescent substance use, including initiation, and receipt of treatment for substance use "on an average day."
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Office of Justice Programs Drug Courts Program Office Fact Sheet, Drug Courts Program Office, August 1995. An overview of the background and funding initiatives for the Drug Courts Program Office.
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Ohio RSAT Process Evaluation, Summary Report, National Institute of Justice, July 2001. This report represents the culmination of a process evaluation of three residential substance abuse treatment programs (RSAT) in Ohio.
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Operation Drug TEST Evaluation, National Institute of Justice, A. Harrell, D. Longshore, F. Taxman, J. Byrne, S. Turner, and T. Fain. June 2001.This report provides information on an evaluation of Operation Drug TEST (ODT), a pretrial intervention featuring drug testing; sanctions for drug use; and treatment, as needed, for defendants under pretrial supervision.
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"The Other Way" Program Evaluation, Summary, National Institute of Justice, July 2000. This report provides an overview of a process evaluation of The Other Way (TOW) drug treatment program.
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Outcome Evaluation of a Residential Substance Abuse Program: Barnstable House of Corrections, National Institute of Justice, April 2003. This report is the second half of an evaluation of the residential substance abuse program at the Barnstable House of Corrections.
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Outcome Evaluation of the Crossroads to Freedom House and Peer I Therapeutic Communities, NIJ-Sponsored, K. Klebe and M. O'Keefe, October 2004. This study investigates the effectiveness of two Colorado Residential Substance Abuse Treatment therapeutic community programs for offenders.
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Outcome Evaluation of the Forever Free Substance Abuse Treatment Program: One-Year Post-Release Outcomes, National Institute of Justice, M. Prendergast, April 2003. This report highlights the background, design and methods, and findings relating to the outcome evaluation of the Forever Free Program located at the California Institution for Women in Frontera.
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Outcome Evaluation of the New Mexico Corrections Department Genesis Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program for State Prisoners, Final Summary Report, National Institute of Justice, P. Guerin, December 2003. This report provides information on research that explored the effectiveness of the in-prison therapeutic community at the Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility.
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Outcome Evaluation of the South Carolina Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program for State Prisoners, National Institute of Justice, J. Miller and B. Koons-Witt, April 2003. The primary objective of this evaluation was to determine whether South Carolina's Correctional Recovery Academy is an effective treatment option for male youthful offenders with chemical dependency problems.
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Outcome Evaluation of the Texas Youth Commission's Chemical Dependency Treatment Program, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, W. Kelly, August 2001. This study provides a systematic evaluation of the longer-term impacts of the drug treatment programs employed by the Texas Youth Commission.
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Outcome Evaluation of the Wisconsin Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program: The Mental Illness-Chemical Abuse (MICA) Program at Oshkosh Correctional Institution 1998-2000, National Institute of Justice, January 2001. This report provides information on a two-year outcome evaluation of Wisconsin’s Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) for State Prisoners project.
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Overview and Illustrative Examples of the Research Agenda for the Therapeutic Community Continuum of Treatment for Offenders in Delaware, National Institute of Justice, C. Saum, J. Inciardi, and S. Martin. May 2000. This report provides an overview of research conducted on Delaware's therapeutic community continuum of treatment for offenders.
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OxyContin: Prescription Drug Abuse – 2006 Revision, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, April 2006. An overview of information on OxyContin abuse and treatment.
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Painting the Current Picture: A National Report Card on Drug Courts and Other Problem Solving Court Programs in the United States, Volume II, No. 1, National Drug Court Institute, May 2008. This report provides data on the number of active drug and other problem solving court operations and provides information on important drug court research.
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Patterns of Mental Health Service Utilization and Substance Use Among Adults, 2000 and 2001, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2004. This report presents estimates of the prevalence of mental health treatment among adults and describes the types of treatment received and the characteristics of persons receiving treatment.
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Prescription Drugs: Abuse and Addiction, National Institute on Drug Abuse, August 2005. Provides information about commonly abused prescription drugs, their effects, detection, and treatment.
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Principles of Drug Abuse Treatment for Criminal Justice Populations: A Research Based Guide, National Institute on Drug Abuse, July 2006. This guide is intended to describe the treatment principles and research findings that are of particular relevance to the criminal justice community and to treatment professionals working with drug abusing offenders.
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Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment: A Research-Based Guide, National Institute on Drug Abuse, October 1999. Outlines proven effective components of successful drug addiction treatment programs. Includes answers to frequently asked questions.
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Principles of Drug Dependence Treatment, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, March 2008. The purpose of this discussion paper is to encourage governments and other partners to implement evidence-based drug treatment services which respond to the needs of their populations.
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Prison-Based Treatment Assessment (PTA): Final Activity Report, National Institute of Justice, D. Simpson, K. Knight, and M. Hiller. November 1999. This report summarizes findings from an evaluation of the treatment process and outcomes associated with the In-Prison Therapeutic Community facility located in Kyle, Texas.
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Prisoners' Drug Use and Treatment: Seven Research Studies, Home Office Research, Development and Statistics Directorate, June 2003. This report brings together seven studies concerned with prisoners’ drug use and treatment, in England and Wales.
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Process Analysis of GDC RSAT Program, Draft Final Report, National Institute of Justice, Audrey Moffett, August 2001. This document reports the findings of a process evaluation of the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment program operating within the Georgia Department of Corrections.
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Process Assessment of Correctional Treatment (PACT), Final Project Report, National Institute of Justice, D. Simpson, K. Knight, M. Hiller, and S. Rao. September 2000. This report provides an extensive summary of the data collection procedures used during the PACT project.
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Process Assessment of Correctional Treatment (PACT), Summary Report, National Institute of Justice, D. Simpson, K. Knight, M. Hiller, and S. Rao. September 2000. This report provides a description of baseline and during treatment assessments that were used with probationers in a “real-world” treatment setting as part of the PACT project.
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Process Evaluation Assessing the Gender Appropriateness of the KEY/CREST Program, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, April 2002. This report provides an overview of findings from a process evaluation to assess the gender appropriateness of a Therapeutic Community (TC) model used at the Baylor Women’s Correctional Institute and the I CREST North and South TC treatment programs.
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Process Evaluation of a Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program for State Prisoners: The W.J. Maxey Boys Training School, National Institute of Justice, Maureen Okasinski and William Birdsall. March 2000. This report summarizes the findings from the evaluation of a Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) Program intended to reduce substance abuse and recidivism among youth placed at Maxey Boys Training School in Michigan.
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Process Evaluation of Summit House: A Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program of the New Hampshire Department of Corrections, National Institute of Justice, S. McMurphy and W. Butynski, et al. February 2002. This report provides an overview of a process evaluation of the Summit House Residential Substance Abuse Treatment program within the New Hampshire Department of Corrections.
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Process Evaluation of the Crossroad to Freedom House and Peer I Therapeutic Communities, National Institute of Justice, M. O’Keefe and K. Klebe. May 2001. The purpose of this study was to conduct a process evaluation of the Crossroads to Freedom House and the Peer I transitional Therapeutic Community programs.
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Process Evaluation of the Forever Free Substance Abuse Treatment Program, National Institute of Justice, D. Baldwin, J. Wellisch, and M. Prendergast. June 2000. This report provides the findings of a process evaluation of Forever Free, an intensive residential and community treatment program for women inmates with substance abuse problems.
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Process Evaluation of the Genesis Program at the Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility, National Institute of Justice, M. Wyatt, P. Guerin, and R. Hyde. December 1999. This report is a process evaluation of the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) program at the Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility (SNMCF) in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
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Process Evaluation of the Michigan Department of Corrections' Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) Program, National Institute of Justice, James Austin, Kelly Johnson, and Wendy Naro. March 2000. This report examines a process evaluation of the Michigan Department of Corrections' Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) Program.
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Process Evaluation of the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program at the Minnesota Department of Corrections-Red Wing Facility, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, T. Campbell, May 2001. This report highlights the findings of a process evaluation of the Minnesota Correctional Facility at Red Wing Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program.
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Process Evaluation of the Rhode Island Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program (RSAT): The Operations of a Minimum-Security Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, Craig Love, August 2001. This document provides a summary of a process evaluation of the Rhode Island Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program.
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Process Evaluation of the Texas Youth Commission's Chemical Dependency Treatment Program -- Final Report, National Institute of Justice, William Kelly, May 2000. This report provides a systematic and empirical process evaluation of factors associated with successful program progress in TYC’s Chemical Dependency Treatment Program.
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Process Evaluation of the Therapeutic Community Initiative at the Illinois Department of Corrections' Illinois Youth Center-St. Charles, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, February 2001. This report provide the findings from an evaluation of an RSAT-funded program located at the Illinois Department of Corrections’ youth center in St. Charles, Illinois.
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Process Evaluation of the Wisconsin Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program for Female Prisoners: The Women in Need of Substance Abuse Treatment (WINSAT) Program, National Institute of Justice, D. Moberg and K. Ban Stelle. July 2000. This process evaluation report covers the development and initial implementation of the Women in Need of Substance Abuse Treatment (WINSAT) program.
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Process Evaluation of Tier 4 Connecticut: Department of Correction Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Programs, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, S. Pease, R. Tafrate, and S. Cox. January 2001. This process evaluation attempts to identify those programmatic factors which contribute to inmate success and failure so that recommendations can be made toward strengthening the RSAT programs.
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Program Evaluation of the Pine Lodge Pre-Release Residential Therapeutic Community for Women Offenders in Washington State, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, C. Mosher and D. Phillips. November 2002. This research report describes the purpose, methods, results, and implications of an evaluation of the Pine Lodge Pre-Release Therapeutic Community for Women Offenders in Washington State.
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Promising Strategies To Reduce Substance Abuse, Office of Justice Programs, September 2000. Describes drug prevention, treatment, and law enforcement programs that have been adopted successfully by communities around the country.
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Public Domain Drug Court Software: Functions and Utility, Bureau of Justice Assistance, February 2003. This document presents a largely nontechnical description of four public domain drug court MISs and surveys a range of information useful for supporting drug court activities.
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Qué es el Tratamiento para el Abuso de Sustancias? Un Folleto para las Familias, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, October 2008. This is the Spanish-language version of What Is Substance Abuse Treatment?: A Booklet for Families. Created for family members of those dependent on alcohol or illicit drugs, this booklet answers questions often asked by families of people entering treatment.
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Rebirth of Rehabilitation: Promise and Perils of Drug Courts, Research in Brief, National Institute of Justice, Richard S. Gebelein, May 2000. Provides an overview of the history, successes, and possible pitfalls of drug courts.
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Recidivism Rates for Drug Court Graduates: Nationally Based Estimates, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, A. Bhati, J. Roman, and W. Townsend. July 2003. This report presents a general estimate of recidivism among a nationally representative sample of drug court graduates.
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Reducing Offender Drug Use Through Prison-Based Treatment, NIJ Journal, National Institute of Justice, July 2000. An overview of the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) for State Prisoners Formula Grant Program.
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Report of a Process Evaluation of the Ozark Correctional Center Drug Treatment Program: Final Report, National Institute of Justice, Donald Linhorst, March 2000. This report provides final results of a process evaluation of Ozark Correctional Center Drug Treatment Program (OCCDTP) in Missouri.
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Research Report - Therapeutic Community, National Institute on Drug Abuse, August 2002. Presents background information about therapeutic communities, highlights the benefits, discusses the components, and provides additional information about therapeutic communities.
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Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) for State Prisoners Formula Grant: Compendium of Program Implementation and Accomplishments, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, March 2001. This report provides a summary of an evaluation of the RSAT Program.
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Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) in Jail: Comparison of Six Sites in Virginia, National Institute of Justice, F. Taxman, June 2000. This process evaluation examined the implementation of the RSAT program in multiple Virginia jails by observing the therapeutic community program, conducting interviews with staff, and tracking client progress.
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Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) in Prison: Evaluation of the Maryland RSAT Program, National Institute of Justice, F. Taxman, R. Silverman, and J. Bouffard. September 2000. This process evaluation examined the implementation of the Maryland RSAT program by observing the therapeutic community program, conducting interviews with staff, and tracking client progress.
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Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners (RSAT) Partnership Process Evaluation, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, March 2001. This report provides an overview of an evaluation of a RSAT therapeutic community operating in Idaho.
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Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners (RSAT) Program, Bureau of Justice Assistance, April 2005. This report provides an overview of the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners Program. RSAT was created to help states and units of local governments develop, implement, and improve residential substance abuse treatment programs in state and local correctional and detention facilities.
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Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners: Breaking the Drug-Crime Cycle Among Parole Violators, National Institute of Justice, M. Stohr, C. Hemmens, D. Baune, J. Dayley, M. Gornik, K. Kjaer, and C. Noon. May 2003. This report provides an overview of an evaluation of the South Idaho Correctional Institution's Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT)program.
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Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners: Implementation Lessons Learned, National Institute of Justice, April 2003. This report provides an overview of an evaluation of the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment program for State prisoners.
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Results from the 2002 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, September 2003. This report presents findings of alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drug use from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, formerly the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse.
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Results from the 2003 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, September 2004. This report on the 2003 NSDUH data presents national estimates of rates of use, numbers of users, and other measures related to illicit drugs, alcohol, and tobacco products. Measures related to mental health problems also are included.
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Results from the 2004 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, September 2005. This report presents information from the 2004 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), an annual survey of the civilian, noninstitutionalized population of the United States aged 12 years old or older. This initial report on the 2004 data presents national estimates of rates of use, numbers of users, and other measures related to illicit drugs, alcohol, and tobacco products.
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Results from the 2005 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, September 2006. This report presents national data on substance use among Americans aged 12 or older and presents data on other measures related to illicit drugs, alcohol, and tobacco products. Measures related to mental health problems also are included.
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Results from the 2006 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, September 2007. This annual report provides the latest data on prevalence and correlates of substance use, serious psychological distress, depression, related problems, and treatment in the civilian population aged 12 or older in the U.S.
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Results from the 2007 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, September 2008. This report provides the latest data on prevalence and correlates of substance use, serious mental illness, related problems, and treatment in the civilian population aged 12 or older in the U.S.
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Retrospective Evaluation of Two Pioneering Drug Courts: Phase I Findings From Clark County, Nevada, and Multnomah County, Oregon, National Institute of Justice, J. Goldkamp, M. White, and J. Robinson. April 2000. This interim report presents findings from the first phase of the evaluation of two of the nation's pioneering drug courts in Las Vegas, Nevada, and Portland, Oregon.
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Review of Specialized Family Drug Courts: Key Issues Handling Child Abuse and Neglect Cases, National Institute of Justice. Adele Harrell and Alice Goodman. November 1999. This report examines how FDCs relate to general trends in child welfare reform, lessons from drug courts, and rising interest in therapeutic jurisprudence.
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Screening and Assessing Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Among Youth in the Juvenile Justice System: A Resource Guide for Practitioners, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, T. Grisso and L. Underwood, December 2004. This Resource Guide offers a comprehensive, user-friendly synthesis of current information on instruments that can be used to screen and assess youth for mental health- and substance use-related disorders at various stages of the juvenile justice process.
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Screening and Referral for Substance Abuse Treatment in the Criminal Justice System, National Institute of Justice, K. Knight, D. Simpson, and M. Hiller. January 2003. This report provides information on screening instruments that can be used by correctional institutions to determine the severity of a offenders drug problem.
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Serie de Reportes, La Heroina: Abuso y Adiccion, National Institute on Drug Abuse, January 2003. The Spanish language version of Heroin: Abuse and Addiction.
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Services Research Outcome Study (SROS), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, September 1998. A study of treatment outcomes that confirms that both drug abuse and criminal behavior are reduced following drug abuse treatment.
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State Mandates for Treatment for Mental Health Illness and Substance Abuse Disorders, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2006. The report focuses on state-mandated benefits, state laws regulating mental health and addiction treatment workers, and state-recognized mental health clinicians with authority to prescribe psychotropic medications.
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States in Brief Reports, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2009. The States in Brief Reports contain brief overviews of substance abuse and mental health issues within each state, including the prevalence of substance use/abuse, treatment resources, mental health indicators, and SAMHSA grant funding.
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Staying in Treatment: How Much Difference is There From Prison to Prison?, Bureau of Prisons, B. Pelissier, M. Motivans, S. Camp, 2001. This is the first study which examines the effects of individual and program level characteristics on treatment attrition within a prison-based setting.
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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Statistics Source Book 1998, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, July 1998. A compilation of data on substance abuse and mental health.
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Substance Abuse and Treatment of Adults on Probation, 1995, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Christopher J. Mumola and Thomas P. Bonczar, March 1998. Data from a survey of adult probationers concerning their use of alcohol and illegal drugs and the treatment they received.
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Substance Abuse and Treatment, State and Federal Prisoners, 1997, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Christopher J. Mumola, December 1998. Presents data from a survey of inmates concerning their use of alcohol and illegal drugs and the treatment they received.
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Substance Abuse Treatment for Adults in the Criminal Justice System: A Treatment Improvement Protocol TIP 44, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, R. Peters and H. Wexler, 2005. Treatment Improvement Protocol was developed to provide recommendations and best practice guidelines to counselors and administrators based on the research literature and the experience of seasoned treatment professionals. It covers the full range of criminal justice settings and all the phases through which an individual progresses in the criminal justice system.
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Substance Abuse Treatment in Adult and Juvenile Correctional Facilities, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, April 2000. A survey of correctional facilities providing on-site substance abuse treatment.
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Substance Abuse: Administrative Issues in Outpatient Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, February 2007. This report, which is part of the Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series, focuses on the core staffing and retention issues, while exploring managing staff stress and supporting career development.
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Substance Abuse: Clinical Issues in Intensive Outpatient Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, February 2007. This report, which is part of the Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series, presents 14 guiding principles of intensive outpatient treatment along with supporting research.
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Substance Dependence, Abuse and Treatment: Findings from the 2000 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, July 2002. This report presents information on national estimates of the extent of substance dependence, abuse, and treatment.
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Substance Dependence, Abuse, and Treatment of Jail Inmates, 2002, Bureau of Justice Statistics, D. James and J. Karberg, July 2005. This report presents data from the 2002 Survey of Inmates in Local Jails on inmates’ prior use, dependence, and abuse of alcohol and illegal drugs.
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Substance Misuse Treatment Needs of Minority Prisoner Groups: Women, Young Offenders, and Ethnic Minorities, Home Office Research, Development and Statistics Directorate, 2003. This report summarizes a study that assessed the treatment needs of women, male young offenders, and ethnic minorities in England.
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Summary of Drug Court Activity by State and County, Drug Court Clearinghouse and Technical Assistance Project, February 2009. Provides state- and county-level information on the number of drug courts that have been operating for at least two years, have recently been implemented, and which are being planned.
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Summary of Drug Court Activity by State and County: Juvenile/Family Drug Courts, Drug Court Clearinghouse and Technical Assistance Project, February 2009. This report provides state- and county-level data on juvenile and family drug courts that have been implemented and which are being planned.
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Summary of Drug Court Activity by State and County: Tribal Drug Courts, Drug Court Clearinghouse and Technical Assistance Project, February 2009. This report provides state- and county-level information on the number of tribal drug courts that have been implemented and which are being planned.
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Summary of Key Findings of a Process Evaluation of the Ozark Correctional Center Drug Treatment Program, National Institute of Justice, Donald Linhorst, March 2000. This report summaries the key findings from the process evaluation of the Ozark Correctional Center Drug Treatment Program (OCCDTP).
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Supporting the Drug Court Process: What You Need to Know for Effective Decision Making and Program Evaluation, Bureau of Justice Assistance, February 2003. This report was written to help those who are planning, implementing, or operating adult drug courts to understand the critical importance of the availability of a wide range of timely, accurate, and complete information.
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The TEDS Report: Predictors of Substance Abuse Treatment Completion or Transfer to Further Treatment by Service Type, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, February 2009. This report examines the proportion of treatment clients discharged who completed treatment or transferred to further treatment and the demographic and substance use characteristics that predict treatment completion and transfer.
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The TEDS Report: Treatment Outcomes among Clients Discharged from Outpatient Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, April 2009. Using data from the Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS), this report examines the characteristics of clients discharged from outpatient treatment.
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The TEDS Report: Treatment Outcomes among Clients Discharged from Residential Substance Abuse Treatment: 2005, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, February 2009. This report examines the characteristics of clients discharged from short-term (30 days or fewer) and long-term (more than 30 days) residential treatment.
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Therapeutic Communities in Prisons and Work Release: Effective Modalities for Drug-Involved Offenders, National Institute of Justice, H. Surratt, J. Inciardi, and S. Martin. May 2000. This report provides an overview of two offender drug treatment programs in Delaware.
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To Treat or Not To Treat: Evidence on the Prospects of Expanding Treatment to Drug-Involved Offenders, NIJ-Sponsored, April 2008. This report provides a cost-benefit analysis on the expansion of therapeutic jurisprudence to more drug-involved offenders.
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TOW Evaluation Project Final Report, Summary, National Institute of Justice, September 2001. The data presented in this report focus on a sample of 351 inmates who participated in The Other Way (TOW) drug treatment program.
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Transforming Housing for People with Psychiatric Disabilities Report, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, February 2007. This document offers detailed recommendations to improve the quality of life of board and care home residents and provides a list of measures being implemented which call for a recovery-oriented approach in these facilities.
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El Tratamiento para el Abuso de las Drogas y el Alcohol: Cómo Funciona y Cómo Puede Ayudarle, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, August 2008. This is the Spanish language version of the brochure, Alcohol and Drug Treatment: How It Works, and How It Can Help You, which encourages people to seek help for substance use disorders by describing what can be gained through substance abuse treatment before trial or while a person is incarcerated, on probation, or on parole.
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Treatment Accountability for Safer Communities, Bureau of Justice Assistance, November 1995. A program designed to break the addiction-crime cycle of drug-involved offenders by linking legal sanctions with drug treatment programs.
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Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) - 2005, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, June 2007. This report presents results from the Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) for 2005, and trend data for 1995 to 2005. The report provides information on the demographic and substance abuse characteristics of the 1.8 million annual admissions to treatment for abuse of alcohol and drugs in facilities that report to individual state administrative data systems.
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Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) 1992-2002: National Admissions to Substance Abuse Treatment Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, September 2004. The report provides information on the demographic and substance abuse characteristics of the 1.9 million annual admissions to treatment for abuse of alcohol and drugs in facilities that report to individual State administrative data systems.
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Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) 1993-2003: National Admissions to Substance Abuse Treatment Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, November 2005. This report presents results from the TEDS data set for 2003, and trend data for 1993 to 2003. The report provides information on the demographic and substance abuse characteristics of the 1.8 million annual admissions to treatment for abuse of alcohol and drugs.
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Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) 1996-2006: National Admissions to Substance Abuse Treatment Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, July 2008. This report presents results from the 2006 TEDS, and trend data for 1996 to 2006. The report provides information on the demographic and substance abuse characteristics of the 1.8 million annual admissions to treatment for abuse of alcohol and drugs.
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Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) 2004: Discharges From Substance Abuse Treatment Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, September 2006. This report provides information on treatment completion, length of stay in treatment, and demographic and substance abuse characteristics of discharges from alcohol/drug treatment in facilities that report to individual State administrative data systems.
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Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS): 2005 Discharges from Substance Abuse Treatment Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, July 2008. Using 2005 Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) data, this study provides data on treatment completion rates by type of substance abuse care such as inpatient, outpatient, hospital, and methadone maintenance.
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Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS): Highlights - 2007, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, February 2009. This report provides information on the demographic and substance abuse characteristics of the annual admissions to treatment for abuse of alcohol and drugs in facilities that report to individual State administrative data systems.
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Treatment of Incarcerated Women With Substance Abuse and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Executive Summary, National Institute of Justice, Caron Zlotnick, February 2002. The overall goal of this study was to evaluate the initial efficacy, feasibility, and acceptability of “Seeking Safety” treatment in a sample of incarcerated women with comorbid PTSD and substance abuse.
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Treatment of Incarcerated Women With Substance Abuse and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, C. Zlotnick, February 2002. The overall goal of this study was to evaluate the initial efficacy, feasibility, and acceptability of “SeekingSafety” treatment in a sample of incarcerated women with comorbid PTSD and SUD.
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Treatment Services in Adult Drug Courts: Report on the 1999 National Drug Court Treatment Survey, Bureau of Justice Assistance, May 2001. Describes treatment services currently used by adult drug courts and identifies significant issues faced by adult drug courts in obtaining and delivering treatment services.
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Treatment Services in Adult Drug Courts: Report on the 1999 National Drug Court Treatment Survey, Executive Summary, Bureau of Justice Assistance, May 2001. Describes treatment services currently used by adult drug courts and identifies significant issues faced by adult drug courts in obtaining and delivering treatment services.
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Trends in Substance Abuse and Treatment Needs Among Inmates, Final Reports, National Institute of Justice, August 2002. This report provides an overview of available data on substance abuse and treatment needs among inmates.
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Understanding Evidence-Based Practices for Co-Occurring Disorders, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, May 2007. This overview paper discusses evidence-based practices and their role in the treatment of co-occurring disorders.
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Uniform Facility Data Set (UFDS): 1999, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, April 2001. The report provides data on the location, characteristics, and use of alcohol and drug abuse treatment facilities and services throughout the U.S.
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What is Substance Abuse Treatment?: A Booklet for Families, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, February 2006. This booklet, created for family members of those dependent on alcohol or illicit drugs, answers questions often asked by families of people entering treatment.
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When Prisoners Return to the Community: Political, Economic, and Social Consequences, Research in Brief, National Institute of Justice, Joan Petersilia, November 2000. An overview of the difficulties related to the reentry of released prisoners into society, including offender drug use and treatment.
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Women in Substance Abuse Treatment: Results From the Alcohol and Drug Services Study (ADSS), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, September 2005. This report discusses the need for substance abuse treatment programming for women and summarizes evidence about the effectiveness of such programming.
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Wyoming Methamphetamine Treatment Initiative, National Institute of Justice, April 2002. This report provides an overview of Wyoming's methamphetamine treatment initiative.
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Wyoming's Methamphetamine Initiative: The Power of Informed Process, Bureau of Justice Assistance, David Singh, May 2001. Wyoming's response to the methamphetamine crisis marks a shift in priorities from enforcement to treatment.
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