Substance Use and the Criminal Justice System Reading List
Here is a range of resources that discuss ways to support people with substance use issues who are in contact with the justice system.
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Evidence Review of Drug Treatment Services for People who are Homeless and Use Drugs
People who are homeless have complex and challenging lives. They tend to have worse physical and mental health than the general population. Substance use is more prevalent among people who are homeless than in the general population, and...
A Delphi yarn: applying Indigenous knowledges to enhance the cultural utility of SMART Recovery Australia
Background: Mutual support groups are a popular treatment for substance use and other addictive behaviours. However, little is known about the cultural utility of these programmes for Indigenous peoples. Methods: A three-round Delphi study...
A multi-methods yarn about SMART Recovery: First insights from Australian Aboriginal facilitators and group members
SMART Recovery is a popular mutual support group program. Little is known about its suitability or perceived helpfulness for Indigenous peoples. This study explored the cultural utility of SMART Recovery in an Australian Aboriginal context...
Responding to drugs and homelessness. Innovative approaches in Europe
Objective: To explore innovative programmes providing solutions in the field of homelessness and drugs. Background: The association between long-term homelessness, problem drug use and alcohol dependence are well documented. Evidence...
Substance Use and Antisocial Behaviour in Adolescence in the UK
The Millennium Cohort Study (MCS), is following the lives of around 19,000 young people born across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. In 2018-2019, the researchers from UCL analysed data from 10,000 17 years olds on their...
The Stigma of Substance Use
Dr Liviu Alexandrescu Lecturer in Criminology School of History, Philosophy and Culture – Oxford Brookes University Presentation title: Drug/dependency stigma and marginality: some reflections on the political economy of blame. Dr James...