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DRUG ABUSE :
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE:
The No-Help Cycle: Jail Fails Addicts
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The No-Help Cycle: Jail Fails Addicts
By Cassie Rodenberg
April 30, 2013
Scientific American
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/white-noise/
2013/04/30/the-no-help-cycle-jail-fails-addicts/
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A shorter URL for the above link:
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http://tinyurl.com/qbulfdz
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Substance Use and Mental Health Disorders
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Substance use disorders among inmates are at epidemic proportions. Almost
two-thirds (64.5 percent) of the inmate population in the U.S. (1.5
million) meet medical criteria for an alcohol or other drug use disorder.
Prison and jail inmates are seven times likelier than are individuals in
the general population to have a substance use disorder. One-third (32.9
percent) of the 2.3 million prison and jail inmates has a diagnosis of a
mental illness. A quarter (24.4 percent) of prison and jail inmates has
both a substance use disorder and a co-occurring mental health problem.*
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The Treatment Gap
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Of the 1.5 million prison and jail inmates who met clinical diagnostic
criteria for a substance use disorder in 2006, only 11.2 percent had
received any type of professional treatment since admission. Only 16.6
percent of facilities offer treatment in specialized settings which can
produce better outcomes for offenders as measured by drug use and arrests
post-release. Few inmates actually receive evidence-based services,
including access to pharmacological treatments, and the availability of
highly trained staff is limited. Simply offering treatment, even in
specialized settings, does not mean that the treatment is available to all
who need it or of adequate quality.
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In terms of adjunct services, 22.7 percent of inmates with substance
use disorders participated in mutual support/peer counseling and 14.2
percent received drug education; however, such services alone are unlikely
to create lasting behavioral changes among those in need of addiction
treatment.
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Children of Inmates
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In 2006, American prisons and jails held an estimated 1.0 million
substance-involved parents with more than 2.2 million minor children; 73.7
percent (1.7 million) of these children are 12 year of age or younger. The
minor children of inmates are at a much higher risk of juvenile
delinquency, adult criminality and substance misuse than are minor
children of parents who have not been incarcerated.
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Few Inmates with Substance Use Disorders Receive Treatment
Of the 1.5 million inmates with substance use disorders in 2006, CASA
estimates that only 163,196 (11.2 percent*) received any type of
professional treatment, including treatment in a residential facility or
unit (7.1 percent), professional counseling (5.2 percent) or
pharmacological therapy such as methadone, antibuse or naltrexone (0.2
percent). Less than one percent (0.9 percent) received detoxification
services.
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The complete article may be read at the URL above.
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