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Criminal convictions among dependent heroin users during a 3-year period prior to opioid maintenance treatment: A longitudinal national cohort study
- Source :
- Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. 41:407-414
- Publication Year :
- 2011
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2011.
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Abstract
- This study investigates frequency and types of criminal convictions among a national sample of heroin users during a 3-year period prior to opioid maintenance treatment (OMT). All heroin users (N = 3,789) in Norway who applied for and were eligible for OMT (1997-2003) were included. The OMT records were cross-linked to Norwegian crime statistics. During observation, 24,478 convictions were recorded among 60.9% of the sample. Differences of criminal convictions were found within the group; a large proportion (39.1%) had no convictions, whereas 10% of the sample was responsible for 37.8% of all convictions. Convictions for acquisitive crimes and drug crimes were the most common. Variations in the cohort's individual crime sequences were found. The heavy involvement of heroin users with the criminal justice system provides an opportunity to intervene with dependent offenders. Coordination between treatment providers and police or courts can play an important role in improving outcomes through better access to treatment.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Time Factors
Databases, Factual
MEDLINE
Medicine (miscellaneous)
Norwegian
Violence
Heroin
Cohort Studies
Drug Users
mental disorders
Opiate Substitution Treatment
medicine
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Psychiatry
Heroin Dependence
Judicial Role
Norway
Criminals
language.human_language
Analgesics, Opioid
Psychiatry and Mental health
Clinical Psychology
Cohort
language
Crime statistics
Female
Crime
Pshychiatric Mental Health
Psychology
Methadone
Criminal justice
Cohort study
medicine.drug
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 07405472
- Volume :
- 41
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....ca0b2d7706c9dc8774dca21164bf0938