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Sex Offender Rehabilitation, 2007.
A review of literature looking at the success of using victims of sex offenses in sex offender treatment programs.
6,033 words (approx. 24.1 pages), 29 sources, MLA, $ 142.95
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The literature review presented in this paper, focuses primarily on the historical origins of using victims in sex offender treatment programs. The paper further explores the nature of empathy, guilt and shame and the relationships shared among each of these variables. The intent of the review is to provide valuable feedback related to the efficacy of concurrently using each of these variables in treatment programs geared toward sex offenders.
Outline:
Introduction
Historical Overview Using Victims In Sex Offense Rehabilitation
Theories of Empathy
Theories of Guilt and Shame
Relationship of Guilt/Shame and Empathy: Effects on Intervention
Concurrent Use of Empathy, Guilt and Shame in Therapeutic Intervention
Literature Review Summary
Discussions/Conclusions
References
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"Guilt and shame are often intimately tied to criminal acts involving sex offenses. There is a body of research suggesting that the presence of guilt and shame among sex offenders may inhibit any efforts toward building empathy within the scope of a rehabilitative treatment program. Kubany & Watson (2003) for example suggest that the construct of guilt has received relatively little attention from researchers but may have a negative impact on programs designed to help build empathy among sex offenders. They propose a multi-dimensional model to measure the magnitude of guilt one may experience after a negative event, suggesting that the more guilt a sex offender feels the more likely the guilt is to affect their ability or capacity to express empathy."
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The Rehabilitation of Sex Offenders, 2002.
This paper scrutinizes various treatment methods available for sexual offenders (including sexual assault, incest and paedophilia) as well the future and societal issues concerning this problem.
2,717 words (approx. 10.9 pages), 14 sources, $ 81.95
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This paper endeavours to explore the different types of treatment employed in the rehabilitation process for sex offenders and what the current and future societal issues surrounding offender treatment are. It defines what a sexual crime is, what types of sexual offenders there are and the various styles of treatment that are currently employed to battle this type of psychosis. It looks at matching the type of treatment most influential to the different type of sexual offender and highlights some future concerns society needs to address in order to continue the research the rehabilitation of the sexual offender effectively.
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Incest offenders usually do not have long criminal histories before the current charges, and most are being convicted for the first time. They are the most minimising and denying of the sexual offender sorts and will be adamant that it happened 'only once', that the child ?propositioned? them, that alcohol was to blame, etc. Destroying this system of denial and twisted beliefs is necessary and can perhaps best be achieved in tandem with family-based therapy. Within a correctional institution setting, endeavours must be made to contact the family and/or social service networks dealing with the family so as to successfully face the offender
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Sex Offender Treatment, 2006.
A proposal for a psycho-educational sex offender treatment program based on a literature review.
2,360 words (approx. 9.4 pages), 15 sources, APA, $ 72.95
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This paper contends that traditional sex offender treatment programs may not be suitable for effectively reforming criminal behaviors and reducing recidivism especially for substance abusers, which represent between 25-50% of these offenders. It proposes a program that would be comprised of group sessions of sex offenders and victims and would include educating community members or victims and offenders about sex offenses, sexuality, addiction and opportunities for reform and rehabilitation within the community.
Outline:
Introduction
Background Information - Traditional Sex Offender Programs
Response
Aims and Objectives
Membership Screening
Sessions
Benefits
Conclusions/Recommendations
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"Part of the education process will include information clients of the trends typically evidenced within sexually aggressive offenders. As Lemmond & Verhaagen (2002) note, roughly 1/2 of adult sexual offenders report their first offense occurring sometime during adolescence. Sexually aggressive adults typically grow from sexually aggressive adolescent males from various classes and races. There is evidence that many youthful offenders commit rape by age 16, and those that molest may do so from the time they are 14 on."
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Rehabilitation of Non-Violent Ex-Offenders, 2006.
An analysis of critical success factors for a reform and rehabilitation program to support non-violent ex-offenders.
6,135 words (approx. 24.5 pages), 9 sources, APA, $ 144.95
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This study focuses on the potential benefits of a rehabilitation and support program for non-violent ex-offenders in the community. The intent of the research is to gain insight regarding the critical elements necessary for a rehabilitation program to succeed and help reduce rates of recidivism in the community. After conducting an extensive preliminary literature review, the paper shows multiple critical success factors for a successful ex-offender support program. In addition to the literature review, the researcher proposes further investigation and field research that examine inmates' views and opinions regarding the potential benefits of a rehabilitation program for nonviolent ex-offenders.
Table of Contents:
Abstract
Introduction
Problem and Objectives
Background Of The Problem
Significance of the Study
Preliminary Literature Review
Ex-Offenders Problems
Programs In Other Countries
Opinions On Programs To Aid Ex Offenders
Benefits Of Rehabilitation
Programs That Work
Social Support For Ex-Offenders
Summary of the Research
Methods
Results
Limitations Of Study
Conclusions
References
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"Every year more than 600,000 people are released from prison, and this number continually grows (Petersilia, 2005). Studies suggest that up to 93 percent of inmates are released at some point in time (Petersilia, 2005). The needs of ex-offenders continue to grow as fewer and fewer rehabilitation programs exist to house and enable ex-offenders to gain meaningful employment. Reentry programs are vital to the success of ex-offenders and may substantially impact rates of recidivism among ex-offenders (Petersilia, 2005)."
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Vocational Programs for both Offenders and Non-Offenders, 2001.
A look at various educational programs for prisoners and the possible benefits thereof.
4,400 words (approx. 17.6 pages), 25 sources, $ 115.95
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This paper examines the educational programs available for prisoners. The author discusses the controversial topic of prisoner education, the type of skills and rehabilitation that prisoners can acquire and the economic issues concerned. The author argues that the cost of housing a prisoner are higher than educating one and that the possible behavioral and life skills that prisoners may learn are beneficial in that they not only improve prisoners morale, self-esteem and academic level, they also produce positive behavior and provide an alternative for prisoners when they are released back into public life.
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'Providing all individuals with educational services is a fundamental value in the American society. Discipline and education has been the mainstay of prison programs for inmates since the early years of our penal history. However, providing inmates with an education is a controversial issue, and presents a difficult dilemma to be confronted by tax-paying citizens. There are many conflicting opinions regarding whether we should strive to rehabilitate rather than to merely punish inmates. Yet, when one carefully considers the average cost to provide quality education against the cost of keeping one inmate adequately housed and fed for one year in a state or federal institution, the question becomes, ?How can we afford not to educate??'
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Juvenile Rehabilitation, 2004.
A look at the importance of developing correct conflict resolution skills as part of a juvenile offender's rehabilitation.
1,029 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 36.95
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This paper focuses on conflict resolution as part of a treatment plan in a rehabilitative setting for juvenile offenders. The writer explores violence in the juvenile population and how solid conflict resolution training may aid in reducing the number of violent events among young adults in this population.
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"Juvenile facilities across the nation are filled with youthful offenders. Juvenile offenders are often violent, angry, and unable to resolve conflict in any other manner. This can lead to not only pain and suffering for the victims of these offenders but also for the offender and his or her family. While the news continues to pump information to the public about juvenile offenders, experts and program directors continues to scramble for ways to resolve the issue. Many juvenile offenders who are released at the age of 21, find themselves unequipped to deal with conflict and eventually their reactions to conflict lead them right back into the system, this time as adults in prisons. The effort to rehabilitate youthful offenders must begin with basic conflict resolution training. If the juvenile learns how to address and resolve conflict he or she stands a better chance at leading a productive and fruitful life once released, which benefits society as a whole."
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Traumatic Brain Injury and Cognitive Rehabilitation, 2002.
Research to determine how effective cognitive rehabilitation is as therapy for TBI (traumatic brain injury).
10,988 words (approx. 44.0 pages), 57 sources, APA, $ 217.95
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a principal cause of death and disability in young adults with consequences ranging from physical disabilities to long-term cognitive, behavioral and social disorders. Cognitive rehabilitation is a term used to refer to that branch of rehabilitation aimed at patients who are disabled primarily as a result of impairments in memory, judgment and other cognitive functions. This paper critically explores existing literature regarding cognitive rehabilitation for treatment of TBI patients to determine what types of cognitive rehabilitation are used, what the strengths and weaknesses of these types are and whether or not there are specific cognitive impairments that are more amenable to cognitive rehabilitation.
Paper Outline:
Introduction
Statement of the Problem
Background of the Problem
Purpose of the Study
Significance of the Study
Rationale of the Study
Research Questions
Definition of Terms
Limitations of the Study
Review of Literature
Overview of TBI
Cognitive Impairments: Conditions Linked to TBI
Costs of Cognitive Rehabilitation for TBI
Cognitive Rehabilitation: Strategies and Practices
Variables Influencing Cognitive Rehabilitation Outcomes
Conclusions to the Chapter
Research Design
Data Collection
Data Analysis
Inclusion Criteria
Occupational Therapy/Physical Therapy Rehabilitation
Holistic/Home-Based Therapy Studies
Computer-Assisted/Virtual Reality Studies
Research Questions and Hypothesis
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"Whitlock and Hamilton (1995) suggest, however, that even the most severely brain damaged patient can recover cognitive functioning to a remarkable degree if admitted to an acute rehabilitation program as early as possible after the initial injury. Age, severity of injury, pre-TBI educational and/or functional level, and type of treatment provided were among the most significant variables influencing outcome. Several other studies of a similar nature - i.e., Katz and Alexander (1994), Lubusko, Moore, and Stambrook (1994), and Carney, Chesnut, Maynard, Mann, Patterson, and Helfand (1999) - found further support for the effects of these variables on the outcome of cognitive rehabilitation."
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Notification Laws, 2002.
A discussion of the laws that allow the neighbors of a released sex offender to be told that the offender is living among them.
1,977 words (approx. 7.9 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 62.95
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This paper examines the issue of habitual sex offenders and what to do with them when they are released from prison in order to protect the community. It provides arguments for and against laws such as Megan's Law (named for a year-old girl named Megan Kanka, sexually assaulted and killed by a known pedophile that was her neighbor), which allow notification to the community of known sex offenders living in the neighborhood. It argues how although these laws may seem appealing, they raise numerous issues of privacy which, while applying only to sex offenders today, could apply to others tomorrow. They also carry the potential for adverse community action outside the law and can prevent any chance of real rehabilitation.
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"Once the federal government passed its version of this law, the idea spread and was taken up by states across the country. The federal statute called on states to enact registration and notification laws by September 1997 or lose part of their federal law enforcement funds. In effect, this imposed the idea of a Megan's Law on all states, since none wants to lose this funding. The last of the states to do so was New Mexico, which missed the deadline but which had a law pending in 1998. These laws have been popular, and one poll showed that 89 percent of adults favored such laws. Observers note that these laws are flawed, for they vary greatly between states because Congress did not specify "how, how much, or to whom states must release registration information" (Johnson 9)."
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Juvenile Rehabilitation, 2007.
This paper demonstrates the success of the rehabilitation model in treating juvenile delinquents.
1,078 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 37.95
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The paper contends that, despite some evidence pointing towards a greater need to "lock down" juveniles, the rehabilitation strategy is much more effective and is morally correct. The paper explains the rehabilitation model as based upon the concept of "curing" an offender of his or her criminal mindset and behavior. The paper maintains that retributive justice will ultimately result in more crime because it makes juveniles harbor a lifetime of hate towards society whilst a rehabilitative system creates a greater ability to change juvenile offenders into valuable members of society.
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"Historically the juvenile court system was created as an alternative to the current adult system for processing delinquents. It was built upon the premise that rehabilitation was a much better fundamental strategy for dealing with juvenile delinquents than the retribution model. However, recent statistics have shown an increase in juvenile violence as well as other forms of crime. In addition, there have been overwhelming statistics which point to the fact that juvenile delinquents are more than likely to commit crimes upon their release from prison. These crime waves have brought more and more juvenile offenders back to adult courts, and a greater public debate has been ongoing about the success of the rehabilitation model."
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Computer-Aided Rehabilitation in ADHD, 2004.
Review of existing literature on computer-aided rehabilitation in ADHD.
22,169 words (approx. 88.7 pages), 44 sources, APA, $ 249.95
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This research paper tests the idea that the personal computer and the programs that can be designed for it can be a strong, positive tool to help ADHD clients. The paper includes a discussion on the brain's ability to work around damage caused by injury or other insult, a discussion on different types of brain damage, and a discussion on the various ways for healing, or at least softening, the effects of brain damage. The paper also discusses motor, sensory, and autonomic function; the psychiatric aspects of traumatic brain injury; schizophrenia; and cerebrovascular disorder. It includes an extended discussion on the role MRI and PET examination in discovering what really goes in the formation and development of the brain in developmental disorders, including ADHD.
Current Empirical Understanding of Central Nervous System Neuroplasty
Neurophysiology of Intercerbral Neuronal Regeneration and Repair: Intra-
cellular and Extra-cellular Mechanisms.
Neuro-pharmacological Interventions in Neuroprotection and
Rehabilitation in Traumatic Brain Injury, Congenital Central Nervous
System Conditions including ADHD and Psychostimulant Medications.
Diagnostic Techniques in Neurorehabilitation including: PET, MRI, and
Neuropsychological testing (including: Stroop Color Word Test, and
Continuous Performance Tests) applicable to ADHD
Frontal Lobe Neuroplasticity in the Neurocompensation of Cognitive
Deficits in ADHD: A Focus on Executive Functions including: 1.
Response Inhibition (self-regulation); Problem-solving and Self-
monitoring; Working Memory; Planning and Organization.
The Rehabilitation of Attention using Computer Assisted Cognitive
Rehabilitation Programs including: Selective, Sustained, and Divided
Attention.
The Rehabilitation of Executive Function Using Computer Assisted
Cognitive Rehabilitation Programs including Response Inhibition (self-
regulation); Problem-solving and Self-monitoring; Working Memory;
Planning and Organization.
Review of Computer Assisted Cognitive Rehabilitation as a Treatment
Modality: A. Empirical Support, B. Limitations, and C. Future
Directions.
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"Can the information gathered about how the human brain works to begin with and then repairs itself after injury be applied to helping people born with some developmental dysfunction such as Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder popularly known as ADHD? Children and adults with this disorder display inabilities to pay attention to the task at hand, appropriately monitor their responses to stimulus and in a range of functions called executive functions such as planning and organization. Building and ordering these functions is what such people need and the hope for the future is that our new technologies can both give us better understanding of causes and provide new, more effective ways to treat ADHD. Besides the new imaging technologies, we also have our societies? love affair with personal computers."
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Foucault's Carceral System and Drug Rehabilitation, 2002.
Examine's failures in today's drug rehabilitation programs based on Michel Foucault's 'Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison'.
1,189 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 40.95
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In present society, drug abuse and rehabilitation are prominent. More often than not, offenders tend to spend their time in and out of rehabilitative programs which are supposed to cure them of their drug habit yet somehow fail. In much the same way, prisons are supposed to rehabilitate criminals into honest citizens, yet, this is usually not the case. This paper examines how Michel Foucault analyzes how this situation came about in "Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison". Foucault's analysis of the role of failure in the carceral system is apparent and clearly existing in today's drug rehabilitative programs.
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"Clearly, "detention causes recidivism" (p. 265) for a number of reasons. In the same way that delinquents in the prison system learn more about criminal activity, habitual drug abusers broaden their horizons when in contact with more experienced drug abusers. "The prison cannot fail to produce delinquents" (p. 266). The prison or rehabilitative center "should educate its inmates, but can a system of education addressed to man reasonably have as its object to act against the wishes of nature?" (p. 266). For a drug abuser, the need and desire to feel "high" becomes his primary urge. Only an extensive and in-depth personal education program would help control his behavior."
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Sex Offender Notification, 2002.
This paper looks at the issue of sex offender notification, making the claim that the rights of potential child rape victims take precedence over the rights of convicted sex offenders.
2,358 words (approx. 9.4 pages), 12 sources, MLA, $ 72.95
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This paper argues that community notification of the presence of sex offenders in their neighborhoods should be required. Some of the points the writer emphasizes are that a sex offender's right to privacy is surrendered when he commits his first offense and that the rights of normal law-abiding citizens must in the case of sex offenders outweigh the rights of criminals.
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"In recent years the issue of the safety of potential victims versus the privacy rights of convicted sex offenders has been debated hotly in the media. Emotional reaction runs high when a child is brutally assaulted and murdered. Public outrage multiplies when a repeat offender is the perpetrator. In 1994 Megan Kanka, a 7 year old new Jersey girl was raped and strangled to death by a twice convicted sex offender living in her neighborhood. Shocked response resulted in the passing of what has come to be known as Megan?s Law. Since Megan?s Law was passed in 1996 all states are required to enact sex offender notification statutes. States have complied in various ways, instituting laws and registries. Databases for at least thirty four states can now be accessed via the internet. The constitutionality of Megan?s Law has been argued and re-argued as activists contest violation of individual rights of released perpetrators. Publicity has made it difficult for parole boards and social workers to place discharged offenders. In a few instances neighborhood groups have responded to notification with unprovoked vigilante action. It is the argument of this paper that justification for the notification of communities to the presence of sex offenders far outweighs any counter argument. People should most definitely be notified of sex offenders in their neighborhoods. This notification should not only be attempted but should me aggressively pursued to assure total coverage."
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Knee Arthroplasty and Rehabilitation, 2007.
This paper examines two studies in order to determine the functional outcomes for knee arthroplasty in rehabilitation programs.
1,837 words (approx. 7.3 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 58.95
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The paper looks at the research question of what determines functional gains in the patient who is undergoing rehabilitation following knee arthroplasty. The paper questions whether it is an external treatment or a patient trait which determines effective rehabilitation. The paper critically analyzes two studies that address this question, one a randomized trial and the other a cohort study. The paper compares their strengths and weaknesses and discusses the applicability of the research results to local rehabilitation patients.
Outline:
Study 1 - Randomized Controlled Trial of Hospital Stay and Functional Independence, Post-Discharge
Study 2: Influence of Age and Gender on Outcomes with Knee Arthroplasty after Rehabilitation
Comparison of Strengths and Weakness in Both Studies
Applicability of Study Results
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"Rehabilitation outcomes for patients who have undergone knee arthroplasty may be due to the efficacy of single external treatments given in isolation from other therapies. Such treatments consist of osteopathic manipulative treatment (Licciardone, et al., 2004). However, beneficial outcomes for these patients may depend more on patient characteristics such as gender and age, and on taking these variables into consideration. According to Vincent, et al., 2006), the functional outcomes for knee arthroplasty in rehabilitation programs may be impacted by patient characteristics."
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Addiction Rehabilitation and Employment, 2008.
A discussion of employment training for participants in drug rehabilitation programs.
1,750 words (approx. 7.0 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 56.95
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This paper explores ways to address the issue of readjustment or adjustment for those who have already undergone addiction rehabilitation to traditional employment, by helping to engage those in rehabilitation programs on the subject of their future employment. The paper is a study that is concerned with addressing this problem at its root by bringing a close association between the rehabilitation program and the employment education program, to be conducted in workshop form. The paper explains that the purpose of this study is to educate and prepare the sample population for a transition toward employment. The paper provides an extensive literature review on the subject. The writer notes that realistic evaluations of the program which are sought through the proposed workshop identify the risk related to dropout likelihood. The writer further points out that it is almost certain that a majority number of participants will benefit from the workshop toward the end of improving employment eligibility and opportunity. The writer concludes that society has a responsibility and an ability to help substance abusers integrate back into the culture and economy through such important and validating means as finding and maintaining gainful employment.
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Introduction
Literature Review
Project Summary
Recommendations
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"On the national scale, those with substance abuse conditions could be reported to display a variety of indicators regarding a greater propensity toward difficulty maintaining employment. One study shows that "among full-time workers who reported current illicit drug use, 12.3 percent said they had worked for three or more employers in the past year, compared with 5.1 percent of non-abusing workers." (SAMHSA, 1). This is to indicate that loss-of-job and lapsing into unemployment become statistically far more likely for the heavy abuser of drugs or alcohol. It is additionally true that, in the last year, on the scale of the whole United States, those heavily dependent on drugs or alcohol were at least twice as likely to report regular absenteeism from work. Though figures on unemployment in Georgia, where the study at hand is contextualized, were not located, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation does list chemical abuse as a disqualifier from the legal protection for rights against certain actions by employers. This does help to draw a line of correlation between the relationship between substance abuse and the occurrence of employment problems."
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Drug Rehabilitation, 2002.
Examines the effectiveness of rehabilitation for drug abusers.
868 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 2 sources, APA, $ 30.95
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In modern society, heroin, crack, methamphetamine, cocaine, LSD, ketamine, MDMA or ecstasy and other drugs are being more heavily abused than at any time in history. As a result, society and drug abusers alike suffer significant losses as the result of criminal and self-destructive behavior caused by drug abuse. The paper shows that many drug abusers become involved in drug rehabilitation centers, although it is not clear whether or not these centers work. The federal government, states and private entities invest billions of dollars annually in drug rehabilitation programs that attempt to prevent the use of illegal drugs. The paper shows, however, that illegal drug use in the United States remains a serious problem. In 1996, approximately 13 million Americans were using drugs. This paper determines whether or not drug rehabilitation works, based on recent research.
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"However, research on the most effective treatment interventions for other groups of drug abusers is less definitive (GAO, 1998). Promising treatment approaches for other groups include cognitive-behavioral therapy for treatment of cocaine abuse and family-based therapy for adolescent drug users. According to Narcanon (2003), many drug rehabilitation programs produce incredible results in removing the root causes of addiction. For example, Narcanon?s detoxification program has enabled many drug abusers to become drug-free."
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