Bennett W Fletcher
Biographic Data
| ID | 4224007 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bennett W Fletcher |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bennett W |
| FAMILY NAME | Fletcher |
| SIGNATURE | FLETCHER B W |
| AFFILIATIONS | National Institute on Drug Abuse |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Data Collection and Harmonization in HIV Research
Large-scale, multisite data sets offer the potential for exploring the public health benefits of biomedical interventions. Data harmonization is an emerging strategy to increase the comparability of research data collected across independent studies, enabling research questions to be addressed beyond the capacity of any individual study. The National Institute on Drug Abuse recently implemented this novel strategy to prospectively collect and har…
A cluster randomized trial of utilizing a local change team approach to improve the delivery of HIV services in correctional settings
BACKGROUND: Persons held in correctional facilities are at high risk for HIV infection and their prevalence of HIV is substantially higher than in the general population. Thus, the need for proper surveillance and care of this high risk population is a paramount public health issue. This study aims to evaluate an organization-level intervention strategy for improving HIV services for persons in prison or jail. METHODS/DESIGN: HIV Services and Tre…
Treating Drug Abuse and Addiction in the Criminal Justice System
Despite increasing evidence that addiction is a treatable disease of the brain, most individuals do not receive treatment. Involvement in the criminal justice system often results from illegal drug-seeking behavior and participation in illegal activities that reflect, in part, disrupted behavior ensuing from brain changes triggered by repeated drug use. Treating drug-involved offenders provides a unique opportunity to decrease substance abuse and…
Religion and Substance Abuse Treatment
The relationship between personal religiousness and substance abuse treatment outcomes has emerged as an important issue in the public health arena. Using the 'moral community' perspective, a conceptual framework developed byStark, Kent, and Doyle (1982)to analyze the contextual effects of religion, we explore the degree to which religion influences two drug treatment outcome measures-critical retention and commitment to treatment. The data are d…
Treatment Service Patterns and Organizational Structures
The availability of a variety of treatment services was examined within a national sample of programs treating adolescent drug abuse patients. Treatment service delivery profiles were created and examined in the context of organizational variables such as program modality, program directors’ academic credentials, program capacity, staff composition, accreditation, and patient problems. Results suggested that distinct profiles of services existed …
Preface to the Jar Special Issue
Predicting posttreatment cocaine abstinence for first-time admissions and treatment repeaters
OBJECTIVES: This study examined client and program characteristics that predict posttreatment cocaine abstinence among cocaine abusers with different treatment histories. METHODS: Cocaine abusers (n = 507) treated in 18 residential programs were interviewed at intake and 1-year follow-up as part of the nationwide Drug Abuse Treatment Outcome Study (DATOS). Program directors provided the program-level data in a mail survey. We applied the hierarch…
Religion and Substance Abuse Treatment
The relationship between personal religiousness and substance abuse treatment outcomes has emerged as an important issue in the public health arena. Using the 'moral community' perspective, a conceptual framework developed byStark, Kent, and Doyle (1982)to analyze the contextual effects of religion, we explore the degree to which religion influences two drug treatment outcome measures-critical retention and commitment to treatment. The data are d…
Treatment Service Patterns and Organizational Structures
The availability of a variety of treatment services was examined within a national sample of programs treating adolescent drug abuse patients. Treatment service delivery profiles were created and examined in the context of organizational variables such as program modality, program directors’ academic credentials, program capacity, staff composition, accreditation, and patient problems. Results suggested that distinct profiles of services existed …
Predicting posttreatment cocaine abstinence for first-time admissions and treatment repeaters
OBJECTIVES: This study examined client and program characteristics that predict posttreatment cocaine abstinence among cocaine abusers with different treatment histories. METHODS: Cocaine abusers (n = 507) treated in 18 residential programs were interviewed at intake and 1-year follow-up as part of the nationwide Drug Abuse Treatment Outcome Study (DATOS). Program directors provided the program-level data in a mail survey. We applied the hierarch…
Treatment Service Patterns and Organizational Structures
The availability of a variety of treatment services was examined within a national sample of programs treating adolescent drug abuse patients. Treatment service delivery profiles were created and examined in the context of organizational variables such as program modality, program directors’ academic credentials, program capacity, staff composition, accreditation, and patient problems. Results suggested that distinct profiles of services existed …
Preface to the Jar Special Issue
Religion and Substance Abuse Treatment
The relationship between personal religiousness and substance abuse treatment outcomes has emerged as an important issue in the public health arena. Using the 'moral community' perspective, a conceptual framework developed byStark, Kent, and Doyle (1982)to analyze the contextual effects of religion, we explore the degree to which religion influences two drug treatment outcome measures-critical retention and commitment to treatment. The data are d…
Treating Drug Abuse and Addiction in the Criminal Justice System
Despite increasing evidence that addiction is a treatable disease of the brain, most individuals do not receive treatment. Involvement in the criminal justice system often results from illegal drug-seeking behavior and participation in illegal activities that reflect, in part, disrupted behavior ensuing from brain changes triggered by repeated drug use. Treating drug-involved offenders provides a unique opportunity to decrease substance abuse and…
A cluster randomized trial of utilizing a local change team approach to improve the delivery of HIV services in correctional settings
BACKGROUND: Persons held in correctional facilities are at high risk for HIV infection and their prevalence of HIV is substantially higher than in the general population. Thus, the need for proper surveillance and care of this high risk population is a paramount public health issue. This study aims to evaluate an organization-level intervention strategy for improving HIV services for persons in prison or jail. METHODS/DESIGN: HIV Services and Tre…
Data Collection and Harmonization in HIV Research
Large-scale, multisite data sets offer the potential for exploring the public health benefits of biomedical interventions. Data harmonization is an emerging strategy to increase the comparability of research data collected across independent studies, enabling research questions to be addressed beyond the capacity of any individual study. The National Institute on Drug Abuse recently implemented this novel strategy to prospectively collect and har…
Medicine (6 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Psychiatry (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Public health (3 works) · Substance abuse (3 works) · Addiction (2 works) · Business (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (2 works)