Harm Reduction for Drug Abusing Ex-Offenders

Outcome of the California Prevention and Education Project More Project

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ID12787201
AutoresB P Bowser (0000-0002-9479-5822, California State University System, autor de correspondencia), Tazima Jenkins-Barnes (Prevention Institute), Carla Dillard-Smith (Prevention Institute), Gloria Lockett (Prevention Institute)
Año2010
Volumen7
Número1-2
Páginas15-29
Fecha de publicación2010-02-04
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Evidence-Based Social Work (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1543-3714 • E-ISSN: 1543-3722
EditorialHaworth Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1080/15433710903175841
PMID20178022
OpenAlexW1987808838
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas6
Referencias citadas24

MORE was a mobile outreach drug abuse prevention and HIV harm reduction program primarily for ex-offenders who are active drug users. Through case management, clients were provided substance abuse education, counseling, and referral. Long term goals of these services were to reduce their drug use and re-incarceration for drug related crimes. From January 2002 to May 2006, 487 unduplicated clients were recruited in year long cohorts and offered services. The program evaluation tool was the Federal Office of Budget and Management Government Performance and Results Act questionnaire. Government Performance and Results Act interviews were conducted at in-take into the program, approximately six months later and again approximately 12 months after their initial in-take. By the six and 12 month follow-up interviews, active drug using clients reported significant reductions in their use of alcohol, cocaine/crack, heroin, and fewer sex partners and crimes. Program completers reported significantly reduced cocaine/crack and heroin use as well as fewer days in jail and crimes than non-completers (p < .01 to .001). Six program components account for these reductions: case management, day-treatment, outpatient services, outreach, HIV/AIDS, and substance abuse education. The differences in program service intensity, income, and employment for program completers and non-completers were analyzed using logistic regression. The intensity of case management and all services received along with having higher income by month six were the most significant predictors of program completion

Drug · Family medicine · Government (linguistics · Harm reduction · Heroin · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Outreach · Political science · Psychiatry · Referral · Substance abuse · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · Homelessness and Social Issues · Medicine · Sex work and related issues

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