Attitudes toward defendants with substance-related charges: An analysis of a national sample of criminal defense attorneys.

CONCLUSION AND SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE: Given the magnitude of the incarcerated population with SUDs and the centrality of defense attorneys in the treatment process, especially its initiation, the divergence in attitudes between private and public criminal defense attorneys is concerning. There is a clear need for increased collaboration between physicians and attorneys, with an aim of increasing the number of individuals with SUDs receiving proper treatment (Am J Addict 2018;XX:1-7). PMID: 30516336 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30516336?dopt=Abstract

Source: American Journal on Addictions - December 1, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Avery JJ, Starck J, Xu Y, Avery JD, Cooper J Tags: Am J Addict Source Type: research

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