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Treating Drug Abuse and Addiction in the Criminal Justice System: Improving Public Health and Safety

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Chandler, Redonna K., Fletcher, Bennett W., Volkow, Nora D.·2009·JAMA

Abstract

Despite increasing evidence that addiction is a treatable disease of the brain, most individuals do not receive treatment. Involvement in the criminal justice system often results from illegal drug-seeking behavior and participation in illegal activities that reflect, in part, disrupted behavior ensuing from brain changes triggered by repeated drug use. Treating drug-involved offenders provides a unique opportunity to decrease substance abuse and reduce associated criminal behavior. Emerging neuroscience has the potential to transform traditional sanction-oriented public safety approaches by providing new therapeutic strategies against addiction that could be used in the criminal justice system. We summarize relevant neuroscientific findings and evidence-based principles of addiction treatment that, if implemented in the criminal justice system, could help improve public heath and reduce criminal behavior.

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    Incarceration has little evidence of reducing drug use or drug-related re-incarceration for nonviolent drug offenders.

    “there is little evidence that this strategy reduces drug use or drug-related re-incarceration rates for nonviolent drug offenders.”
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    Addiction is still a stigmatized condition that the criminal justice system often does not treat as medical.

    “Addiction remains a stigmatized disease not often regarded by the criminal justice system as a medical condition”
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    Treatment for addiction is not constitutionally guaranteed in the way treatment for other medical conditions is.

    “as a consequence, treatment is not constitutionally guaranteed as is the treatment of other medical conditions.”
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    Integrating volunteer-led self-help groups into criminal justice settings has only nominal cost.

    “The cost of integrating volunteer-led self-help organizations such as Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous into criminal justice settings is nominal”
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    Only a small proportion of people who need drug addiction treatment seek it voluntarily.

    “Only a small percentage of those requiring treatment for drug addiction seek help voluntarily”
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    Many barriers, including insufficient resources, infrastructure, and treatment staff, prevent meeting the drug treatment needs of drug-involved offenders.

    “There are many barriers to treatment for the drug-involved offender, including lack of the resources, infrastructure, and treatment staff (including physicians knowledgeable about addiction medicine) required to meet the drug treatment needs of individuals under their supervision.”
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    Poor compliance with naltrexone has restricted its use for heroin addiction.

    “However, the poor compliance with naltrexone has limited its use in the treatment of heroin addiction.”
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    There are currently several ways to provide drug abuse treatment instead of incarceration.

    “Several avenues currently exist for providing drug abuse treatment as an alternative to incarceration.”
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    The number of drug courts has grown to nearly 2000 since the first one in Miami in 1989.

    “from the first drug court established in Miami in 1989, drug courts have increased in number to nearly 2000 today.”
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    Some states, including Arizona, California, and New York, have established treatment alternatives to incarceration for certain drug offenders.

    “States such as Arizona, California, and New York have created treatment alternatives to incarceration for first-time drug offenders, juvenile offenders, and others.”
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    Many states face political pressure to cut incarceration costs by diverting nonviolent drug offenders into treatment.

    “Many states are coming under political pressure to reduce the costs associated with incarceration by diverting nonviolent drug offenders to treatment.”
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Authors
Chandler, R. K., Fletcher, B. W., & Volkow, N. D.
Affiliations
National Institute on Drug Abuse (US)
Venue
JAMA
Published
2009-01-14
Volume
301
Issue
2
Pages
183
ISSN
  • 0002-9955 (ISSN-L)
  • 0098-7484
OpenAlex
W2136084133
Cited by
583
References
92
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FWCI
11.08
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • JAMA (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study
Keywords
drug addiction treatment, drug-involved offenders, criminal justice system, neurobiology of addiction, evidence-based treatment, criminal behavior, substance abuse
MeSH terms
Brain, Crime, Health Services Accessibility, Humans, Mental Health Services, Prisons, Public Health

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