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. 2001 May;91(5):798-800.
doi: 10.2105/ajph.91.5.798.

Women in jail: is substance abuse treatment enough?

S A Alemagno  1
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Women in jail: is substance abuse treatment enough?

S A Alemagno. Am J Public Health. 2001 May.

Abstract

Objectives: This study examined the self-reported needs of women in jail who indicated a need for drug abuse services.

Methods: A total of 165 interviews were conducted of women held in a large, urban county jail in Ohio in May 1999.

Results: Drug-abusing women were more likely to report a need for housing, mental health counseling, education, job training, medical care, family support, and parenting assistance when released from jail.

Conclusions: The provision of drug abuse treatment referrals to women in jail may not break the continual cycle of drug use and incarceration if other needs cannot be addressed.

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