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Peer-based Addiction Recovery Support: History, Theory, Practice, and Scientific Evaluation   Code: mng991-DLD1.pdf   Product Format: Free Download   Quantity:   The history of addiction treatment and recovery in the United States contains a rich "wounded healer" tradition. For more than 275 years, individuals and families recovering from severe alcohol and other drug problems have provided peer-based recovery support (P-BRS) to sustain one another and to help those still suffering. Formal peer-based recovery support services (P-BRSS) are now being delivered through diverse organizations and roles. The goals of this monograph are to 1) define PBRS and P-BRSS, 2) present a brief chronology of P-BRS in the United States, 3) discuss the theories and principles that guide the design and delivery of P-BRS services, 4) illustrate the current varieties of P-BRSS, and 5) review the scientific studies that have evaluated P-BRS and specialized P-BRSS. The monograph closes with a discussion of the strengths and vulnerabilities of peer-based recovery support and professionally directed addiction treatment services.

Addiction Treatment and the criminal justice system   Code: nwl981-DLD1.pdf   Product Format: Free Download Free Hardcopy   Quantity:   There's no question that alcohol and drug use are factors in a majority of arrests in this country and that working with offenders with substance-abuse problems is difficult and complex work. Although no intervention works 100 percent of the time, there are evidence-based programs that reduce recidivism, return people to productive lives, make communities safer, and save taxpayers' money. In this issue of Resource Links, our contributors present their thoughts about, research on, and experiences with effective approaches with substance-abusing offenders. The authors discuss problems in this field, but also solutions based on proven interventions.