Assessing the Validity of Self-Reports of Marijuana Use among Adolescents Entering the Juvenile Justice System: Gender Differences

Dembo, Richard; Wareham, Jennifer; Schmeidler, James; Wolff, Jessica

doi:10.1080/10826084.2021.1995757

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“…Urine drug screening tests (UDT or urinalysis) offer a quick, low-cost tool that is very accurate and effective in detecting drug use when used with the proper controls. UDT offers advantages over other common techniques, such as self-reporting, which may be unreliable (Dembo et al, 2022). Urinalysis is particularly valuable for use with those in judicial detention, such as the participants of this study, as drug consumption during leave permits can negatively impact their legal situation.…”

Section: Type Of Drugmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This program is particularly effective with adolescent offenders (Henggeler et al, 2012). In fact, given the lack of reliability of self-report questionnaires by adolescent offenders in treatment for substance abuse about their drug consumption (Dembo et al, 2022), it is increasingly common for studies to turn to urine drug screening to analyse substance abuse among offenders (Demir et al, 2020). Additionally, in recent decades outpatient therapeutic models have become increasingly important in addressing antisocial behaviour and substance abuse (Delen et al, 2021), particularly contingency management programs.…”

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A new approach to urinalysis: effectiveness of a contingency management program among adolescent offenders in Spain

Fernández-Moreno,

Roncero,

Moreno-Fernández

2024

Front. Psychol.

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BackgroundWhen addressing antisocial behaviour among adolescents, programs based on the paradigm of positive psychology through enhancing self-efficacy have demonstrated their effectiveness in furthering the positive development of young people with a history of antisocial behaviour. Nevertheless, there has been little research into the effectiveness of these type of programs in mitigating substance abuse among juvenile offenders. The aim of this paper is to analyse the effectiveness of a contingency management program in reducing the prevalence of relapses into drug consumption among adolescents who have committed serious crimes.MethodsThe study consisted of a sample of 91 male adolescents, between 15 and 19 years, in juvenile detention, who were divided into two treatment groups. For both groups, biological testing was used to detect drug consumption upon their re-turn from leave permits from the Centre.ResultsThe quasi-experimental group had significantly lower rates of relapse than the quasi-control group. Furthermore, being part of the quasi-experimental group was a significant predictor of reduced rates of relapses.ConclusionThe results suggest that the incorporation of treatment strategies which reinforce feelings of self-efficacy and adequate orientation towards the future, as a complement to disciplinary sanctions, are effective in reducing relapses in drug use among adolescent offenders.

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Section: Type Of Drugmentioning

confidence: 99%