NCJ Number
194624
Date Published
2001
Length
42 pages
Annotation
This resource guide is designed to assist lawyers in helping their clients with substance abuse issues. It is comprehensive in scope and provides information in a variety of ways: books, posters, videos, Internet sites, fact sheets, magazines/newsletters, studies, and articles/reports.
Abstract
This Substance Abuse Resource Guide is a compilation of materials that gives lawyers additional resources to assist clients that have a substance abuse problem, or keep clients from developing one. Topics covered include: Community/Pro Bono Service; Criminal Law; Disability Law; Driving While Intoxicated; Drug Courts; Employment Law; Continuing Legal and Judicial Education; Family Law; Judiciary; Juvenile Justice; Lawyer Assistance Programs; Managed Care; Policy; Professional Competencies; Professional Responsibility; and a listing of Organizations and Internet Sites. Furthermore, this guide stresses the need to address substance abuse in a comprehensive way, working with other agencies that are tackling this public health issue in an effort to identify best practices. A quick reference on drug courts is also included to help key stakeholders implement effective client-based substance abuse treatment programs that have been shown to be particularly effective. Drug court evaluations are also available.