New Insights on What Makes People Stop Using Drugs: Bringing Methadone and Buprenorphine Into Correctional Settings
July 23, 2009 | Story
Parrino used his Innovators award to replicate a model program at Riker's Island (New York City's jail).
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Researchers Find Substance Abuse Treatment During and After Prison Term Reduces Reincarceration Rates, is Cost Effective
July 24, 2006 | Program Result
The University of Miami compared the costs of in-prison and aftercare substance abuse treatment services for criminal offenders with the savings resulting from fewer days of reincarceration.
No More "Boot Camps" for Young Offenders
June 1, 2001 | Program Result
Johnson, Bassin & Shaw, Inc., a consulting firm specializing in substance abuse and juvenile justice issues, helped convene a national conference on youth substance abuse and the juvenile justice system.
Meditation Course Helps Native Americans Sustain Recovery
July 23, 2009 | Story
Marlatt and colleagues conducted a study in a prison in Seattle in which inmates were given the opportunity to participate in a 10-day Vipassana meditation course.
Health Link Program Provided Health and Community Services to Current and Former Inmates of New York City's Rikers Island Jail
February 23, 2006 | Program Result
The Hunter College Center on AIDS, Drugs and Community Health designed and ran Health Link, which provided in-jail and post-release services to women and adolescent inmates ages 16 to 18 at New York City's Rikers Island correctional complex.
Substance Abuse Treatment for Connecticut Prisoners Reduces Rearrest Rates and is Cost Effective
August 1, 2006 | Program Result
Brown University examined rearrests among substance-abusing prison inmates to determine whether the costs of providing different levels of substance abuse treatment while incarcerated were offset by savings.
Northwestern Juvenile Project Finds Drug Use, Psychiatric Disorders, Risky Sex Among Young Chicago-Area Offenders in the Late 1990s
June 1, 2005 | Program Result
Researchers from Northwestern University Medical School interviewed 1,829 youth detained at the juvenile facility in Cook County, Ill., as part of a longitudinal study of the health issues and outcomes of youth in juvenile detention.
Culturally Sensitive Counseling, in and Out of Jail, Shows Promise in Navajo Area
January 1, 2003 | Program Result
Investigators at the University of New Mexico (UNM) studied the effectiveness of the San Juan County DWI Facility to deter drunken driving in San Juan County, N.M.
Inmates Lose Their Mental Health Treatment Options Once Incarcerated
February 1, 2003 | Program Result
The Community Corrections Improvement Association developed a project informing the public, the media and policymakers about mental health issues facing prison inmates in Iowa and their impact on community safety.
SMART Alternative Self-Help Groups Tackle Substance Abuse
July 1, 1998 | Program Result
The Alcohol and Drug Abuse Self-Help Network, Inc. worked to solidify and expand its network of alcohol and substance abuse self-help groups, known as Self Management and Recovery Training (SMART Recovery).