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The impact of drug treatment courts on recovery: a systematic review.
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8 citing papers in PubMed.
- Exploring chronic pain and other clinical characteristics in drug treatment court participants.Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · 2026Article
- Perspectives on collaboration between drug courts and MOUD providers: Impact of interagency implementation strategies.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2026Article
- Treatment Response in a Co-Occurring Disorders Intervention for Adult Drug Treatment Court: The Role of Adverse Childhood Experiences.Community mental health journal · 2026Article
- Managing Recurrent Endocarditis in Substance Use Disorder: The Role of Civil Commitment and Comprehensive Care.The American journal of case reports · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of substance use disorder treatment as an alternative to imprisonment.BMC psychiatry · 2024Article
- Motivation and accessing care among drug treatment court involved women: A sequential, mixed-methods approach.Journal of community psychology · 2024Article
- PROTOCOL: Family treatment drug courts for improving parental legal and psychosocial outcomes.Campbell systematic reviews · 2019Article
- Criminally Involved Parents Who Misuse Substances and Children's Odds of Being Arrested as a Young Adult: Do Drug Treatment Courts Mitigate the Risk?Journal of child and family studies · 2016Article
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Abstract
introductionEarlier reviews regarding the effectiveness of Drug Treatment Courts (DTCs) reported a reduction in reoffending and substance use. Although substance users suffer from other difficulties than drug use and judicial issues, none of these reviews focused on outcomes or effects of DTCs on drug-related life domains, such as social relationships, employment, or health. Therefor, the present paper aims to review the impact of adult DTCs on substance use and drug-related life domains.
methodPrimary studies were systematically searched in Web of Knowledge. Observational and controlled evaluation studies of adult DTCs were considered eligible if substance use and/or drug-related life domains were measured.
resultsModerately positive results were found with respect to within-program substance use. Few studies used drug-related life domains as an outcome measure and most of them yielded no effects. Employment and family relations ameliorated when specific interventions were used. DISCUSSION: DTCs yield beneficial outcomes and effects regarding within-program substance use. However, evidence regarding the impact of DTCs on post-program drug and alcohol use and on other drug-related life domains is scarce. These life domains and thus QoL possibly can be improved by DTCs if specifically targeted. Future research is warranted.
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