Substance use treatment outcomes in a sample of male serious juvenile offenders

Abstract

The current study examined drug treatment-related reductions in alcohol and marijuana use, cigarette smoking, and non-drug offending among male adolescents who had been adjudicated of a serious (almost exclusively felony) offense. Results indicated that the "real world" drug treatments that these adolescents experienced had significant effects on substance use, which could not be explained solely by incarceration in controlled environments. However, effects on cigarette smoking and criminal offending were found only for treatments that included family involvement. Results suggest that involving families in adolescents' treatment may be useful for promoting desistence from criminal offending in this population.

Substance abuse treatment for juvenile offenders: A review of quasi-experimental and experimental research

“…opportunities for substance use). Thus, youth who were predicted to be highly at risk of substance use behavior showed significantly reduced alcohol use if they engaged in some form of treatment (Chassin et al, 2009).…”

“…Research finds highly elevated rates of alcohol and drug problems among the approximately one million U.S. youth involved in the juvenile justice system annually (Chassin et al, 2009;Dembo, Pacheco, Schmeidler, Fisther, & Cooper, 1997;Rossow, Pape, & Wichstorm, 1999;Chassin, Knight, Vargas-Chanes, Losoya, & Naranjo, 2009). The number of adolescent offenders entering the juvenile justice system with alcohol or drug problems, or entering the system on drug charges, has been increasing consistently over the past 20 years.…”

“…randomized controlled trials or quasi-experimental designs with a specified active treatment), we excluded other studies that may be informative to readers interested in treatment of adolescent offender substance abuse. For example, Chassin, Knight, Vargas-Chanes, Losoya, and Naranjo (2009) studied a sample of serious male offenders almost all of which had been adjudicated with a felony offense. Chassin and colleagues surveyed youth in their communities every 6 months up until 12 months post treatment, querying them about their participation in various forms of substance abuse treatment and extent of self-reported substance use.…”

Liens drogue-délinquance lucrative chez les adolescents

“…Un constat fréquent montre que plus la consommation est problématique, plus l'implication dans les délits est importante (Chassin, Knight, Vargas-Chanes, Losoya et Naranjo, 2009 ;Tripodi, Springer et Corcoran, 2007).…”

“My Journey Map”: Developing a Qualitative Approach to Mapping Young People's Progress in Residential Rehabilitation

“…They are also less likely to obtain or retain stable employment (Gray & Saggers, 2005;Wilson, Saggers, & Wildy, 2008). As well as personal costs, their substance misuse results in economic and social costs (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2005;Chassin, Knight, Vargas-Chanes, Losoya, & Naranjo, 2009;Collins & Lapsley, 2002;Rounds-Bryant, Kristiansen, Fairbank, & Hubbard, 1998), and also represents the potential loss to society of the unique contributions of these young people. It is of concern, then, that there is little literature assessing the quality, availability, and effectiveness of adolescent-focussed treatment programs (American Association of Children's Residential Centers, 2009;Knudsen, 2009;Wagner, 2009).…”