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Drug education

TECHBeat, March 2018

Date Published
March 2018
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance), Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored

Spreading the Word on Novel Drugs

Date Published
August 2019
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description, Issue Overview, Instructional Material
Agencies
NIJ

Addiction, the Brain, and Evidence-Based Treatment

March 2012

The criminal justice system encounters and supervises a large number of drug abusing persons. Punishment alone is a futile and ineffective response to the problem of drug abuse. Addiction is a chronic brain disease with a strong genetic component that in most instances requires treatment. Involvement in the criminal justice system provides a unique opportunity to treat drug abuse disorders and related health conditions, thereby improving public health and safety.