Predicting retention in a residential drug treatment alternative to prison program

One hundred and fifty felony drug offenders diverted from prison to community-based, residential drug treatment alternative to prison program completed a comprehensive interview as part of a longitudinal study. Treatment completion predictors were sought examining intake data (demographics, family,...

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Published in:Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment 2000-09, Vol.19 (2), p.145-160
Main Authors: Lang, Michelle A, Belenko, Steven
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Addictive behaviors
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Alternative Approaches
Alternative sentencing
Biological and medical sciences
Community treatment. Ambulatory treatment. Home care
Criminal justice population
Drug Abuse
Drug addiction
Drug treatment alternatives to prison
Female
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
New York City, New York
Offenders
Predicting treatment dropout
Prisoners
Prisons
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Regression Analysis
Residential Institutions
Retention
Substance abuse treatment
Substance-Related Disorders - drug therapy
Time Factors
Treatment Compliance
Treatment Programs
Treatment retention
Treatments
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Summary:One hundred and fifty felony drug offenders diverted from prison to community-based, residential drug treatment alternative to prison program completed a comprehensive interview as part of a longitudinal study. Treatment completion predictors were sought examining intake data (demographics, family, social, employment, medical, psychological, criminal, sexual behavior, drug use and treatment histories). Logistic regression results found completers had more social conformity and close friends, and less need for employment counseling, felony drug convictions, drug dealing income, and unprotected sex than dropouts. Completers were also less likely to encounter recent problems with significant other, have a psychiatric history, experience gunshot or stabbing, and commenced heroin use at older ages than dropouts. However, completers reported higher alcohol use than counterparts. Further analyses explored subcategory models: “life choice” (substance use, criminal and sexual behavior), static (background and dispositional), and dynamic situational influences (employment, psychological state, recent and past encounters). Treatment implications considering findings are discussed.
ISSN:0740-5472
1873-6483
DOI:10.1016/S0740-5472(00)00097-0