The
DASIS Report:
Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions Referred by the Criminal Justice
System
Highlights:
- Specific
criminal justice venues and programs referring clients to substance
abuse treatment include State and Federal courts, other courts, probation
programs, other recognized legal entities (e.g., local law enforcement,
corrections, or youth agencies), diversionary programs (e.g., Treatment
Accountability for Safer Communities [TASC]), prisons, and "driving
under the influence/driving while intoxicated (DUI/DWI) programs.
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Probation/parole
programs referrrals were the most common type of criminal justice
system referral (47%). Compared with the substance abuse treatment
admissions referred by other sources, those referred by the criminal
justice system were younger, less likely to report prior substance
abuse treatment, and more likely to be employed.
Reports
on the Criminal Justice System and Substance Abuse
Reports
on Substance Abuse Treatment
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This Short
Report, The DASIS Report:
Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions Referred by the Criminal Justice
System , is based on the Drug and
Alcohol Services Information System (DASIS), the primary source
of national data on substance abuse treatment. DASIS is conducted
by the Office of Applied Studies (OAS)
in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
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