Patterns of drug screen results and court-ordered substance use treatment referrals and completion among justice-involved youth

Substance use is prevalent among justice-involved youth and given the risk of recidivism and other poor outcomes associated with substance use, justice systems have implemented efforts to improve substance use screening and connection to treatment. Although many justice systems use drug screening to monitor substance use, research on patterns of substance use based on drug screen records is lacking. The current study examined court records of drug screens among youth to explore patterns of substance use as well as rates of court-ordered referral to substance use treatment and treatment completion.
Source: Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment - Category: Addiction Authors: Source Type: research