Graves, Brian D and Fendrich, Michael (2024) Community-based substance use treatment programs for reentering justice-involved adults: a scoping review. Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports, 10, 100221. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dadr.2024.100221.
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INTRODUCTION: For adults involved with the criminal justice system who are reentering their communities post-incarceration, there is a large need for community-based substance use treatment. Little is known, however, about the types, availability, and benefits of programs targeting the reentry population in community settings that operate independently from the criminal justice system.
METHODS: We conducted a scoping review of community-based treatment programs for substance use among reentering justice-involved adults to examine the contemporary state of literature and identify research gaps. We searched four databases for peer-reviewed articles conducted in the United States and published between 2017 and 2021.
RESULTS: The final sample included 58 articles. Interventions varied, but the two most prominent were medications for opioid use disorder (35%) and peer support or social support interventions (22.4%). Studies were more likely to show positive impact on substance use outcomes than criminal justice outcomes. Themes were identified around participant characteristics, treatment delivery, and treatment benefits.
CONCLUSIONS: Findings from this scoping review suggest that the range of evidence-based strategies for substance use treatment targeting the reentry population is growing, but there is a need for additional research that examines implementation, cost effectiveness, and racial/ethnic disparities.
B Substances > Substances in general
HJ Treatment or recovery method > Substance disorder treatment method > Substance disorder drug therapy (pharmacological treatment)
HJ Treatment or recovery method > Substance disorder treatment method > Substance replacement method (substitution) > Opioid agonist treatment (methadone maintenance / buprenorphine)
HJ Treatment or recovery method > Treatment outcome
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Treatment and maintenance > Treatment factors
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Health care programme, service or facility > Community-based treatment (primary care)
MM-MO Crime and law > Justice and enforcement system
T Demographic characteristics > Adult
T Demographic characteristics > Person in prison (prisoner)
T Demographic characteristics > Person who commits a criminal offence (offender)
VA Geographic area > International
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