The first 90 days following release from jail: findings from the Recovery Management Checkups for Women Offenders (RMCWO) experiment.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

(1) To examine the impact of monthly Recovery Management Checkups (RMC) vs. control in the first 90 days post-release from jail on receipt of community-based substance abuse treatment, and (2) To explore the impact of RMC, treatment, and abstinence on HIV risk behaviors and recidivism.

Methods

Of the 480 women randomized, 100% completed the intake and release interviews, and over 90% completed the 30-, 60-, and 90-day post-release interviews. Of the 915 times women assigned to RMC were interviewed (at release, 30, 69 and 90 days post release), 885 (97%) times they attended linkage meetings, 429 (47%) times they were identified as in need of substance abuse treatment, 271 (30%) times they agreed to go to treatment, 149 (16%) times they showed to the treatment intak

SUBMITTER: Scott CK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3419296 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature