Compulsory Treatment of Drug Abuse: Research and Clinical Practice

摘要

The monograph is based upon papers and discussion from a technical review on civil commitment for drug abuse which took place on January 26 and 27, 1987 in Rockville, Maryland. Topics include: The efficacy of civil commitment; Clinical experience; Criminal justice client in drug abuse treatment; Legal status and long-term outcomes for addicts in the DARP followup project; Treatment alternatives to street crime; The criminal justice system and opiate addiction; Some considerations on the clinical efficacy of compulsory treatment: reviewing the New York experience; Identifying drug-abusing criminals; Legal pressure in therapeutic communities; Basic issues pertaining to the effectiveness of methadone maintenance treatment; Civil commitment--international issues; The costs of crime and the benefits of drug abuse treatment: a cost-benefit analysis using TOPS data; and Compulsory treatment: a review of findings.