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NIDA’s Criminal Justice Drug Abuse Treatment Studies (CJDATS): Findings and Lessons Learned from Implementation Research

Thu, Nov 20, 9:30 to 10:50am, Marriott, Sierra F, 5th Floor

Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel

Abstract

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) established the Criminal Justice Drug Abuse Treatment Studies (CJDATS) as a cooperative research program designed to develop and test systems-level models that integrate public health and public safety approaches for criminal justice-involved persons with drug use disorders. This implementation research has been carried out in prisons, jails, and probation departments in collaboration with nine research centers, multiple criminal justice and treatment agencies, and NIDA. The three focus areas of CJDATS are assessment, medication-assisted treatment (MAT), and HIV services. Each study used a multisite cluster randomized design, with a focus on staff attitudes and behavior measured at multiple time points. This session presents main findings and lessons learned from each of the three studies.

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