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Peer reviewedSimpson, D. Dwayne; Barrett, Mark E. – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 1991
Summarizes major findings of interrelated longitudinal studies of 110 Mexican-American adolescent inhalant users. Discusses subject characteristics and educational background, criminality, patterns of drug and alcohol use, reasons for inhalant use, medical and psychological problems, family and peer influences, and an integration prediction model…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Drug Rehabilitation, Inhalants
Peer reviewedKnight, Kevin; Simpson, D. Dwayne; Chatham, Lois R.; Camacho, L. Mabel – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 1997
Provides an overview of a comprehensive, prison-based treatment assessment, including a six-month follow-up study. Results show that 80% of the inmates referred to the program graduated. Graduates demonstrated marked reductions in criminal and drug-use activity and had lower relapse and recidivism rates when compared to other parolees. (RJM)
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Crime Prevention, Drug Addiction, Drug Rehabilitation
