Characteristics of Primary Amphetamine Users in Sweden: A Criminal Justice Population Examined with the Addiction Severity Index

2008 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Hakansson ◽  
F. Schlyter ◽  
M. Berglund
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Severity Index ◽  
Addiction Severity Index ◽  
Addiction Severity

OxyContin® use and misuse in three populations: Substance abuse patients, pain patients, and criminal justice participants

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martha J. Wunsch, MD ◽  
Karen L. Cropsey, PsyD ◽  
Eleanor D. Campbell, MS ◽  
Janet S. Knisely, PhD
Keyword(s):  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Prescription Medication ◽  
Severity Index ◽  
Addiction Severity Index ◽  
Pain Patient ◽  
Addiction Severity ◽  
Dsm Iv ◽  
Medical Histories ◽  
Rural Appalachia

Objective: This study was designed to describe and compare individuals in rural Appalachia prescribed, abusing or diverting OxyContin® a region with high rates of prescription medication abuse and misuse.Setting and Participants: Fifty subjects treated for OxyContin®abuse, 34 subjects prescribed OxyContin®for pain and 50 subjects incarcerated due to OxyContin®-related charges from rural Appalachia.Interventions: The Addiction Severity Index, DSM-IV Checklist, and an investigator developed questionnaire were administered to all three groups.Results: All three groups included individuals prescribed OxyContin® for pain and demographic variables and psychiatric/medical histories failed to discriminate between the pain and substance abuse (SA) subjects. SA and criminal justice subjects were significantly more likely to have a current DSM-IV diagnosis of psychoactive abuse/dependence and more likely to be younger and unmarried.Conclusion: This study found that these groups are not distinct and in depth evaluations, including a detailed SA history, are needed to identify the pain patient at risk for abuse and/or diversion of prescribed opioids.

scholarly journals Substance Use, Criminal Recidivism, and Mortality in Criminal Justice Clients: A Comparison between Men and Women

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline Mannerfelt ◽  
Anders Håkansson
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Psychiatric Symptoms ◽  
Female Offenders ◽  
Severity Index ◽  
Addiction Severity Index ◽  
Criminal Recidivism ◽  
Addiction Severity

Background. This study aimed to map differences between male and female offenders with substance abuse, with respect to descriptive characteristics and risk factors for mortality and criminal recidivism. Methods. Criminal justice clients with substance abuse problems (n=7085) were interviewed with the Addiction Severity Index. Mortality and data on return to criminal justice were retrieved from national registers. Results. Female offenders reported heavier substance use patterns, more psychiatric symptoms, and more often a partner with substance abuse, but had lower mortality (2% versus 4%) and criminal recidivism (62% versus 71%) during follow-up. Having a substance-abusing partner was associated with criminal recidivism among females. Conclusions. Female offenders with substance abuse differ from their male counterparts. Males and females had different risk factors for criminal recidivism.

Teen Addiction Severity Index

1991 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yifrah Kaminer ◽  
Oscar Bukstein ◽  
Ralph E. Tarter
Keyword(s):  
Severity Index ◽  
Addiction Severity Index ◽  
Addiction Severity

Predicting DSM-IV dependence diagnoses from Addiction Severity Index composite scores

2006 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel H. Rikoon ◽  
John S. Cacciola ◽  
Deni Carise ◽  
Arthur I. Alterman ◽  
A. Thomas McLellan
Keyword(s):  
Severity Index ◽  
Addiction Severity Index ◽  
Addiction Severity ◽  
Dsm Iv ◽  
Composite Scores

scholarly journals The prognosis of out-patient alcohol treatment among parents with childcare responsibility

BJPsych Open ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
pp. 471-477 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angelina Isabella Mellentin ◽  
Annette Elkjær Ellermann ◽  
Bent Nielsen ◽  
Anna Mejldal ◽  
Sören Möller ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Alcohol Treatment ◽  
Severity Index ◽  
Addiction Severity Index ◽  
Drop Out ◽  
Logistic Regression Models ◽  
Addiction Severity ◽  
Intention To Treat ◽  
Treatment Entry ◽  
Drinking Outcomes

BackgroundDespite expansive knowledge on the detrimental effects of growing up with parents with alcohol use disorders (AUDs), little is known about the prognosis of alcohol treatment among parents with childcare responsibility.AimsThis observational cohort study aimed to examine the prognosis of patients with and without childcare responsibility, in a conventional out-patient alcohol treatment clinic.MethodA consecutive AUD sample (N = 2201), based on ICD-10 Diagnostic Criteria for Research, was assessed with the European Addiction Severity Index during the clinical routine, at treatment entry and conclusion. Data on addiction severity, treatment course and drinking outcomes were derived, and adjusted odds ratios (AORs) were calculated with logistic-regression models. Drinking outcomes were compared in an intention-to-treat analysis, including all patients in a logistic regression with inverse probability weighting.ResultsPatients with childcare responsibility (aged <18 years) had a less severe addiction profile and lower drop-out rate compared with patients without children or with children living out-of-home. They were also more likely to improve on all drinking-related outcomes, including abstinence (AOR 2.68, 95% CI 1.82–3.95), number of drinking days (AOR 2.45, 95% CI 1.50–4.03) and excessive drinking days (AOR 4.66, 95% CI 2.36–9.17); and those with children living out-of-home had better outcomes on abstinence (AOR 1.59, 95% CI 1.08–2.34) than patients without children.ConclusionsChildcare responsibility among out-patients was associated with better treatment course and outcomes than those without or not living with their children. This knowledge can help guide clinical practice, effectuate interventions and inform social authorities.

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