HEROIN ADDICTION TREATMENT AND CRIME REDUCTION

• NCJ Number: 6950
• Journal: American Journal of Psychiatry Volume: 128 Issue: 7 Dated: (JANUARY 1972) Pages: 856-860
• Author(s): R L DUPONT
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 5 pages
• Corporate Author: American Psychiatric Assoc
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THE RESULTS OF A WASHINGTON D.C. DRUG PROGRAM DESIGNED TO CURB DRUG RELATED CRIMES.

Abstract

THE AUTHOR DESCRIBES THE ORIGIN, DEVELOPMENT, AND IMPACT OF THE NATION'S LARGEST CITY-OPERATED PROGRAM FOR THE TREATMENT OF HEROIN ADDICTION. PATIENTS IN TREATMENT SHOWED DECREASED USE OF HEROIN, FEWER ARRESTS, AND GREATER EMPLOYMENT. METHADONE MAINTENANCE WAS ASSOCIATED WITH HIGHER RATES OF RETENTION IN THE PROGRAM, BUT ABSTINENCE AND DETOXIFICATION ALSO PRODUCED INCREASED EMPLOYMENT AND DECREASED HEROIN USE AND ARRESTS AMONG THOSE WHO STAYED IN TREATMENT. AUTHOR ABSTRACT