NCJ Number
239130
Journal
Substance Abuse Volume: 33 Issue: 1 Dated: January-March 2012 Pages: 5-8
Date Published
February 2012
Length
4 pages
Annotation
This article discusses the Obama Administrations response to offenders who have substance use disorders.
Abstract
The Obama Administration is striving to promote both public health and public safety by improving the public policy response to criminal offenders who have substance use disorders. This includes supporting drug courts, evidence-based probation and parole programs, addiction treatment and reentry programs. Scientists and clinicians in the addiction field have a critical role to play in this much-needed effort to break the cycle of addiction, crime and incarceration. (Published Abstract)