Criminal justice and alcohol treatment: Results from a national sample

Booth, Brenda M.; Curran, Geoffrey M.; Han, Xiaotong; Edlund, Mark J.

doi:10.1016/j.jsat.2012.07.008

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“…Court-mandated treatment and availability/types of health insurance were not measured (Booth et al, 2013; Ilgen et al, 2011). Because of the relatively low rate of help seeking in our sample, we were unable to examine differences in specific sources of care.…”

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Alcohol problem recognition and help seeking in adolescents and young adults at varying genetic and environmental risk

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Grant

Yoon

et al. 2015

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

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Introduction Alcohol use disorder symptoms frequently occur in adolescents and younger adults who seldom acknowledge a need for help. We identified sociodemographic, clinical, and familial predictors of alcohol problem recognition and help seeking in an offspring of twins sample. Method We analyzed longitudinal data from the Children of Alcoholics and Twins as Parents studies, which are combinable longitudinal data sources due to their equivalent design. We analyzed respondents (n=1,073, 56.0% of the total sample) with alcohol use disorder symptoms at the baseline interview. Familial characteristics included perceptions of alcohol problems and help seeking for alcohol problems within the immediate family and a categorical variable indicating genetic and environmental risk. We used logistic regression to examine predictors of alcohol problem recognition and help seeking. Results Approximately 25.9% recognized their alcohol problems and 26.7% sought help for drinking. In covariate-adjusted analyses, help seeking among family members predicted problem recognition, several clinical characteristics predicted both problem recognition and help seeking, and familial risk predicted help seeking. Alcohol problem recognition mediated the association between alcohol use disorder symptoms and incident help seeking. Conclusions Facilitating the self-recognition of alcohol use disorder symptoms, and perhaps the awareness of family members’ help seeking for alcohol problems, may be potentially promising methods to facilitate help seeking.

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Alcohol problem recognition and help seeking in adolescents and young adults at varying genetic and environmental risk

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Grant

Yoon

et al. 2015

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

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“…Multistage area probability sampling methods are used to select a representative sample of the U.S. civilian, non-institutionalized population aged 12 years or older for participation. Although the NSDUH does not sample participants from correctional facilities, it has been shown to be a useful dataset to study a variety of criminological and criminal justice topics (see Booth et al, 2013; Frank et al, 2014; Salas-Wright et al, 2015; Vaughn et al, 2014, 2015). …”

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Trends and correlates of substance use disorders among probationers and parolees in the United States 2002–2014

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Vaughn

Nelson

et al. 2016

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

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Background Substance use and crime/recidivism are irrevocably linked. We explore the nuances of this association by highlighting the prevalence, trends, and correlates of substance use dsorders in a large group of probationers/parolees. Methods We examined SUDs among probationers and parolees in the United States using data from the National Study on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). Logistic regression models were computed to examine eight distinct outcomes: alcohol abuse, illicit drug abuse, marijuana/hashish abuse, comorbid alcohol and illicit drug abuse, alcohol dependence, illicit drug dependence, marijuana/hashish dependence, and comorbid alcohol and illicit drug dependence. Results Probationers/parolees have high prevalence rates across all SUDs categories and these trends have been relatively constant. Prevalence rates for alcohol abuse and dependence are two to six times higher than for marijuana and other illicit drug abuse and dependence. Key correlates of substance abuse for probationers/parolees include: age, gender, race/ethnicity, education, income, risk propensity, crime/violence measures, and comorbid substance abuse. Similar correlates were found for substance dependence, in addition to employment and mental health treatment. Conclusions This study indicates that SUDs are higher among probationer/parolees as compared to their non-supervised counterparts – between four and nine times higher – and these levels have changed little in recent years. Effectively responding to SUDs in this population may enhance adherence to supervision requirements, prevent recidivism, and improve public safety. We may be better served using limited funds for further development of evidence-based policies and programs, such as drug courts, which demonstrate reductions in both drug use and recidivism.

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“…Individuals on criminal justice probation have been found to use illicit substances twice the rate of those not on probation (SAMHSA, 2008). Due to issues related to access to treatment and court mandates, criminal justice involvement is also associated with increased likelihood of substance abuse treatment participation (Booth, Curran, Han & Edlund, 2013; Cook & Alegria, 2011). Despite these associations, females involved in the criminal justice system have unique needs and circumstances that may impact substance abuse treatment participation when compared to males.…”

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John Henryism Active Coping as a Cultural Correlate of Substance Abuse Treatment Participation Among African American Women

Stevens‐Watkins

Knighton

Allen

et al. 2016

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

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The rates of illicit drug use among African American women are increasing, yet African American women are least likely to participate in treatment for substance use disorders when compared to women of other racial groups. The current study examined family history of substance use, perceived family support, and John Henryism Active Coping (JHAC) as correlates to seeking treatment for substance abuse. The underlying theoretical frame of JHAC (James, 1983) suggests that despite limited resources and psychosocial stressors, African Americans believe hard work and self-determination are necessary to cope with adversities. The current study is a secondary data analyses of 206 drug-using African American women (N = 104 urban community women with no criminal justice involvement and N = 102 women living in the community on supervised probation) from urban cities in a southern state. It was expected that African American women with a family history of substance abuse, higher levels of perceived family support, and more active coping skills would be more likely to have participated in substance abuse treatment. Step-wise logistic regression results reveal that women on probation, had children, and had a family history of substance abuse were significantly more likely to report participating in substance abuse treatment. Perceived family support and active coping were significant negative correlates of participating in treatment. Implication of results suggests coping with psychosocial stressors using a self-determined and persistent coping strategy may be problematic for drug-using women with limited resources.

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Criminal justice and alcohol treatment: Results from a national sample

Cited by 14 publications

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Alcohol problem recognition and help seeking in adolescents and young adults at varying genetic and environmental risk

Alcohol problem recognition and help seeking in adolescents and young adults at varying genetic and environmental risk

Trends and correlates of substance use disorders among probationers and parolees in the United States 2002–2014

John Henryism Active Coping as a Cultural Correlate of Substance Abuse Treatment Participation Among African American Women

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