To Treat or Not To Treat: Evidence on the Prospects of Expanding Treatment to Drug-Involved Offenders

Despite a growing consensus among scholars that substance abuse treatment is effective in reducing offending, strict eligibility rules have limited the impact of current models of therapeutic jurispru...

The Therapeutic Community: A Unique Social Psychological Approach to the Treatment of Addictions and Related Disorders

The evolution of the contemporary Therapeutic Community (TC) for addictions over the past 50 years may be characterized as a movement from the marginal to the mainstream of substance abuse treatment a...

The Effectiveness of Incarceration-Based Drug Treatment on Criminal Behavior: A Systematic Review

This updated Campbell systematic review examines the effectiveness incarceration-based drug treatment interventions in reducing postrelease recidivism and drug use. The review summarises findings from...

Release from Prison — A High Risk of Death for Former Inmates

The U.S. population of former prison inmates is large and growing. The period immediately after release may be challenging for former inmates and may involve substantial health risks. This article studied the risk of death among former inmates soon after their release from Washington State prisons.

What Are Therapeutic Communities?

Therapeutic communities (TCs) are a common form of long-term residential treatment for substance use disorders (SUDs). Residential treatment for SUDs emerged in the late 1950s out of the self-help recovery movement.

Fatal and non-fatal opioid overdose risk following release from prison: A retrospective cohort study using linked administrative data

Among individuals who are released from prison, opioid overdose is a leading cause of death with a risk more than ten-fold the general population. Although the epidemiology of opioid-related fatalitie...

Effectiveness of Therapeutic Community Program on Resilience and Change in Lifestyle in People With Alcohol Use Disorder

The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of a therapeutic community program on resilience and positive change of lifestyle in people with alcohol use disorder. This study used a quasi-experimental study design.