Drug abuse treatment beyond prison walls

Addict Sci Clin Pract. 2009 Apr;5(1):24-30. doi: 10.1151/ascp095124.

Abstract

The period surrounding release from prison is a critical time for parolees, bearing the potential for a drug-free and crime-free life in the community but also high risks for recidivism and relapse to drugs. The authors describe two projects. The first illustrates the use of a formal Delphi process to elicit and combine the expertise of treatment providers, researchers, corrections personnel, and other stakeholders in a set of statewide guidelines for facilitating re-entry. The second project is a six-session intervention to enable women to protect themselves against acquiring or transmitting HIV in their intimate relationships.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms
  • Case Management
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Continuity of Patient Care / organization & administration*
  • Guidelines as Topic
  • HIV Infections / epidemiology
  • HIV Infections / prevention & control
  • Health Behavior
  • Humans
  • Prisons / organization & administration*
  • Sexual Behavior / psychology
  • Social Support
  • Substance-Related Disorders / therapy*