The criminal justice system has five gateways for helping offenders with an addictive disorder get treatment. Informed by neuroscience and the biology of addiction and treatment, authors of an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) urge they become opportunities for interventions. Research has shown that chronic drug use alters the brain's circuitry which affects behavior. Treatment upon returning to the community is a key to reducing recidivism, say these authors who are part of the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Currently about one in four with an addictive disorder is re-arrested within three years.
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Posted by Drug Treatment | January 29, 2009 7:17 AM