Drugs & Substance Abuse in Corrections - Multimedia

Addiction, The Brain, and Evidence Based Treatment

“Dr. Chandler will discuss why punishment alone is an ineffective response to the problem of drug abuse in the criminal justice system ... Dr. Chandler will also highlight evidence-based principles of addiction treatment based on an integrated public health/public safety strategy.”

Topics discussed include:

• drugs of abuse and crime are linked; smoking in criminal justice;
• mental health disorders among incarcerated populations;
• key participants in the criminal justice system and intervention opportunities;
• what addiction is-a disease of the brain;
• reward circuits...