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| Treatment fails to stop some criminals |
| By portlandtribune.com - Peter Korn |
| Published: 06/28/2012 |
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Portland, OR -- Consider Portland, where drug use is high and treatment options, even for the uninsured, are more available than in most cities. That might help explain a bit of good news/bad news data from a federal report on nationwide drug use. The Arrestee Drug Abuse and Monitoring report (also known as ADAM II) shows that people arrested in Portland have the highest rate of previous drug or alcohol treatment. In 2010, 41 percent of arrestees in Portland reported having been through inpatient treatment. Thirty-eight percent reported having gone through outpatient treatment. Indianapolis, by comparison, had 11 percent and 23 percent of people arrested having been through inpatient and outpatient treatment, respectively. Minneapolis? Thirty-three percent and 26 percent. Sacramento? Twenty percent and 13 percent. The good news appears to be that we are providing more drug and alcohol treatment to the type of people who commit crimes. The bad news? Many of those people who received drug treatment continue to get arrested. A 1999 study found that nationally, about 95 percent of state inmates with histories of drug abuse had returned to drug use within three years of their release from custody. Many undoubtedly received some form of treatment while in prison. "People need multiple treatment episodes, and it can take several treatment experiences before someone really can achieve long-term abstinence," says Steven Belenko, a Temple University criminal justice professor, an expert in the field of addiction treatment in correctional settings. Read More. |
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