Drug courts : a new approach to treatment and rehabilitation / James E. Lessenger, Glade F. Roper, editors.

New York : Springer-Verlag, 2007.

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Drug courts -- United States.

Drug abuse -- Treatment -- United States.

Drug addicts -- Rehabilitation -- United States.

1. Introduction to drug courts / Glade F. Roper

2. The disease of addiction / S. Alex Stalcup

3. The biologic basis of drug and alcohol addiction / Olga A. Katz, Nikita B. Katz, and Steven Mandel

4. The sociologic basis of drug and alcohol addiction / Nisha Niv

5. The physical consequences of drug and alcohol abuse / Hitoshi Nakaishi

6. Drugs and alcohol in pregnancy and the affected children / Ira J. Chasnoff

7. The social consequences of drug and alcohol abuse / Heather R. Hayes and Julie M. Queler

8. The pharmacologic treatment of alcohol and drug addiction / Nikita B. Katz, Olga A. Katz, and Steven Mandel

9. Co-occurring substance abuse and mental health disorders / Edward L. Hendrickson and Bert Pepper

10. Conseling strategies / Kathy R. Lay and Lucy J. King

11. Client life skills training / Jerri E. Thompson, Rick A. Thompson, and James E. Lessenger

12. Self-help and mutual aid organizations / Anne M. Herron and Dee S. Owens

13. Building supportive services in drug courts / Dennis A. Reilly

14. Drug testing methods / Karl Auerbach

15. The drug and alcohol testing process / Richard L. McIntire, James E. Lessenger, and Glade F. Roper

16. Drug testing scams / Richard L. McIntire and James E. Lessenger

17. Analysis of drug testing results / Olga A. Katz ...[et al]

18. Juvenile drug courts / Cheryl L. Asmus and Denise E. Colombini

19. Drug court organization and operations / Glade F. Roper and James E. Lessenger

20. The legal basis for drug courts / Glade F. Roper

21. Drug court funding options / Glade F. Roper ...[et al]

22. Strategies for administering rewards and sanctions / Douglas B. Marlowe

23. Roadblocks to success / Glade F. Roper

24. Probation strategies / Helen Harberts

25. Relapse / Timothy J. Kelly, James M. Gaither, and Lucy J. King

26. Law enforcement and drug courts / Ronald R. Thrasher

27. Record keeping and statistics / Cary N. heck and Aaron Roussell

28. Policy options for the future / James P. Gray

29. Case study of drug court intervention / Glade F. Roper.

This book contains discussions about American drug courts , which were created by judges in response to the failure of the criminal justice system to deal with drug-related crimes. It also deals in depth with the medical problems of drug court patients, and with their treatment and rehabilitation.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9780387714325

xvii, 485 p. : ill. , forms ; 24 cm