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T
he criminal justice system is a major
In Brief source of referrals to substance abuse
treatment. Specific criminal justice
z In 2002, the criminal justice venues and programs referring clients to
system was the principal source substance abuse treatment include State and
of referral for 36 percent of all Federal courts, other courts, probation pro-
substance abuse treatment grams, other recognized legal entities (e.g.,
admissions local law enforcement, corrections, or youth
agencies), diversionary programs (e.g., Treat-
z Criminal justice referred ment Accountability for Safer Communities,
admissions were more likely or TASC), prisons, and “driving under the
than all other admissions to influence/driving while intoxicated” (DUI/
report alcohol as the primary DWI) programs.
substance of abuse (45 vs.
42 percent) In 2002, criminal justice referrals ac-
counted for 655,000 substance abuse
z About one-third (36 percent) treatment admissions—an estimated 36
of substance abuse treatment percent of the 1.9 million admissions in the
admissions referred by the Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). This
criminal justice system were report examines substance abuse treatment
younger than 25 compared admissions referred by the criminal justice
with 19 percent of all other system1 and compares their characteristics
admissions with all other admissions reported to TEDS
in 2002.
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DASIS REPORT: SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT ADMISSIONS REFFERED BY THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM: 2002 July 30, 2004
Figure 1. Criminal Justice System Referrals, by Figure 2. Admissions, by Referral Source and
Type: 2002 Primary Substance of Abuse: 2002
Other
Other Court 9% Criminal Justice System Referrals All Other Referrals
2%
50
Diversionary Program 45
3% 42
40
Prison
5%
30
Percent
Probation/
Other Legal Entity Parole 24 24
7% 47%
20
14
DUI/DWI
10 10 10
10% 10 7
5 4 5
0
State/Federal Court Alcohol Cocaine Marijuana Opiates Stimulants Other
17%
Figure 3. Admissions, by Referral Source and Figure 4. Admissions, by Referral Source and
Age: 2002 Employment Status: 2002
Criminal Justice System Referrals All Other Referrals Criminal Justice Referrals All Other Referrals
50
40 45
35
40
35
30 32
25 25 26
24 30 28 28
Percent
Percent
21
20
20 18
12 13 13
10 10 9
6
5
0 0
Younger 18-24 25-34 35-44 45 or older Full Time Part Time Unemployed Not In
than 18 Labor Force