NCJ Number
2467
Date Published
1970
Length
71 pages
Annotation
FINAL REPORT OF DAYTON'S ALCOHOL AND DRUG REHABILITATION PROGRAM.
Abstract
THE ALCOHOL AND DRUG REHABILITATION PROGRAM WAS AN ATTEMPT TO DEMONSTRATE ON A SMALL SCALE THE FEASIBILITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF TREATING THE CHRONIC ALCOHOLIC AND DRUG ABUSER IN A THERAPEUTIC MANNER RATHER THAN WITH THE TRADITIONAL PUNITIVE METHODS. THE THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES CONSISTED OF DETOXIFICATION AND PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT, AND WERE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH MEDICAL TREATMENT, HALFWAY HOUSE FACILITIES FOR SUPPORTIVE CARE AND LONG RANGE REHABILITATIVE PROGRAMS, INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING AND GROUP THERAPY, JOB PLACEMENT, AND CONTINUATION OF SUPPORTIVE CARE AND FOLLOW-UP AFTER DISCHARGE. RESEARCHERS INDICATE THAT THE PROGRAM HELPED TO RELIEVE THE DRAIN UPON THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM'S RESOURCES IMPOSED BY THE CHRONIC ALCOHOLIC AND DRUG ABUSER, AND ALTERED THE LIFE STYLES OF SOME OF THESE PERSONS. STATISTICS AND SCHEMATICS ARE PRESENTED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)