Drug Courts: A New Approach to Treatment and Rehabilitation

ISBN-13: 9780387714325 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 485 str.

James E. Lessenger; Glade F. Roper

Opis

I ve done them all, and I m not talking about stage, screen, and television. I stopped taking drugs in the 1970s and stopped smoking in the 1980s. I ceased drinking in the 1990s when I needed a liver transplant and my doctors told me they wouldn t do it if I continued drinking. So, I stopped, got the transplant, and became a friend of Bill W. Stopping was the best thing I ever did, second to marrying Maj. My substance abuse started, like most people s, in high school through peer pressure. It progressed while I was on the stage and in the Air Force, where alcohol was the drug of choice. The problem continued as I worked in motion pictures where the day ended with drinks. When I ? nally made it big in television, I was drinking a case of champagne a day. I tell myself that I did this because of my insecurities about being at the top, but it also tasted good. Looking back and having read some of the things in this book, I realize that I have the addictive personality and the genetic predisposition to be a substance abuser. All that was necessary was a situation in which I was near drugs and had peer pressure to get me going."

Recenzje

From the reviews:

"This book was penned as a guide to educate those involved about the process and procedures associated in developing and administering an alternative program for the rehabilitation of substance abusers in the legal system. ... this book is meant for 'those who are operating or wishing to create a drug court, physicians who will frequently see people who are drug court clients, judges, prosecutors, treatment providers, defense attorneys, probation officers, case managers and coordinators currently working in a drug court.'" (Steven T. Herron, Doody's Review Service, April, 2008)

Spis treści

to Drug Courts.- The Disease of Addiction.- The Biologic Basis of Drug and Alcohol Addiction.- The Sociologic Basis of Drug and Alcohol Addiction.- The Physical Consequences of Drug and Alcohol Abuse.- Drugs and Alcohol in Pregnancy and the Affected Children.- The Social Consequences of Drug and Alcohol Abuse.- The Pharmacologic Treatment of Alcohol and Drug Addiction.- Co-Occurring Substance Abuse and Mental Health Disorders.- Counseling Strategies.- Client Life Skills Training.- Self-Help and Mutual Aid Organizations.- Building Supportive Services in Drug Courts.- Drug Testing Methods.- The Drug and Alcohol Testing Process.- Drug Testing Scams.- Analysis of Drug Testing Results.- Juvenile Drug Courts.- Drug Court Organization and Operations.- The Legal Basis for Drug Courts.- Drug Court Funding Options.- Strategies for Administering Rewards and Sanctions.- Roadblocks to Success.- Probation Strategies.- Relapse.- Law Enforcement and Drug Courts.- Record Keeping and Statistics.- Policy Options for the Future.- Case Study of Drug Court Intervention.

O autorze

Dr. James Lessenger has practiced occupational and environmental medicine for more than two decades in California's San Joaquin Valley. In addition to keeping an active clinical practice, Lessenger is a Medical Review Officer on drug testing for the Department of Transportation and a consultant to many corporations and companies on drug testing, workplace drug issues, and industrial injuries. Dr. Lessenger has been a consultant to the Tulare County drug court since its inception in 1996 and was responsible for an exhaustive review of the system in 2001.

Glade F. Roper, JD is the presiding Adult Drug Court judge for rural Tulare County. He started and has maintained the Drug Court since 1996 and has been a jurist in the county since 1989. He created and has taught the Advanced Drug Court Track at the National Rural Institute on Alcohol and Drug Abuse for the last four years and speaks across the nation about rural drug courts and treatment issues.

Blurb

This cutting-edge sourcebook is ideal for physicians, addiction treatment practitioners, probation officers, testing programs, judges and anyone else facing challenges in practice with the treatment of drug court participants. The authors share their extensive knowledge in treatment of addiction and withdrawal, treatment for patients with dual diagnoses of mental illness and addiction, and treatment of diseases associated with drug use, such as tuberculosis, hepatitis, and HIV infection. Unparalleled discussions of the drug court system and the medical problems of drug court patients are presented.

With concise yet comprehensive chapters, readers find essential coverage of drug testing, drug test collections and reports, and common scams for falsifying drug tests. Other topics include medical educational services that physicians can provide for attorneys, judges, counselors, probation officers, and clients; challenges that treating physicians encounter; appropriate use of sanctions and rewards; and medical interventions. The authors share their personal teaching file of cases from the Adult Drug Court in California to draw a detailed picture of how a Drug Court should be operated effectively.