A Treatment Improvement Protocol prepared to facilitate the transfer of state-of-the-art protocols and guidelines for the treatment of alcohol and other drug (AOD) abuse from acknowledged clinical, research, and administrative experts to the Nation's AOD abuse treatment resources. Includes: introduction and purpose; an overview of the criminal justice system; the AOD abuse treatment system; combining AOD abuse treatment and intermediate sanctions; issues in combining treatment and intermediate sanctions; planning: approaches for developing policy; and ethical and legal issues. Bibliography. Costing issues. Cultural competence.

This TIP, Substance Abuse Treatment for Adults in the Criminal Justice System, revises and supersedes TIP 7, Screening and Assessment for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Among Adults in the Criminal Justice System, TIP 12, Combining Substance Abuse Treatment With Intermediate Sanctions for Adults in the Criminal Justice System, and TIP 17, Planning for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Treatment for Adults in the Criminal Justice System. The revised TIP provides the current clinical evidencebased guidelines, tools, and resources necessary to help substance abuse counselors treat clients involved with the criminal justice system.

A Treatment Improvement Protocol prepared to facilitate the transfer of state-of-the-art protocols and guidelines for the treatment of alcohol and other drug (AOD) abuse from acknowledged clinical, research, and administrative experts to the Nation's AOD abuse treatment resources. Includes: the effectiveness of AOD treatment in the criminal justice system; the AOD-involved offender; the criminal justice continuum; the AOD abuse treatment system; collaboration between systems; coordinated training; confidentiality issues; and evaluation. Bibliography. CSAT criminal justice treatment planning chart. Sample interagency agreement.

Spotlights the important moment in recovery when an offender who has received substance use disorder treatment while incarcerated is released into the community. Provides guidelines for ensuring continuity of care for the offender client. Treatment providers must collaborate with parole officers & others who supervise released offenders. This report explains how these & other members of a transition team can share records, develop sanctions, & coordinate relapse prevention so that treatment gains made insideÓ are not lost. Presents specific treatment guidelines to long-term medical conditions, & sex offenders.