Short-term trajectories of substance use in a sample of drug-involved probationers
Short-term trajectories of substance use in a sample of drug-involved probationers
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jsat.2013.07.006
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发表时间：
2014-02-01
影响因子：
3.9
通讯作者：
Taxman, Faye S.
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作者：
Caudy, Michael S.;Tang, Liansheng;Taxman, Faye S.
目前的研究估计了251名涉毒缓刑犯样本中非法物质使用的轨迹，以确定预测群体成员资格的风险特征，并探讨了这些轨迹中治疗参与的影响。轨迹分析揭示了五种模式的毒品使用在缓刑监督。年龄和硬毒品的使用被确定为最强的预测参与非法药物使用，而缓刑。参与物质使用治疗的效果因治疗环境和轨迹组而异。之前的研究倾向于将吸毒者视为同质人群，但目前的研究结果表明，参与刑事司法系统的吸毒者之间存在相当大的异质性。在监督期间查明吸毒轨迹有助于查明更有可能坚持吸毒的个人，可以通过查明需要更密集治疗服务的个人为实践提供信息，并有助于制定新的戒毒治疗战略。(C)2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
The current study estimates trajectories of illegal substance use in a sample of 251 drug-involved probationers to identify risk profiles that predict group membership and explores the impact of treatment participation across these trajectories. Trajectory analyses reveal five patterns of drug use during probation supervision. Age and the use of hard drugs are identified as the strongest predictors of involvement in illicit drug use while on probation. The effect of participation in substance use treatment varies across treatment settings and trajectory groups. Prior research has tended to treat drug abusers as a homogeneous population, but the current study findings suggest considerable heterogeneity amongst drug users involved in the criminal justice system. Identifying trajectories of drug use during supervision can help identify individuals who may be more likely to persist in drug use, can inform practice by identifying individuals in need of more intensive treatment services, and can assist in developing new drug treatment strategies. (C) 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.