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Assessment of Japanese stimulant control law offenders using the Addiction Severity Index--Japanese version: comparison with patients in treatment settings.
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International journal of environmental research and public health [Int J Environ Res Public Health] 2009 Dec; Vol. 6 (12), pp. 3056-69. Date of Electronic Publication: 2009 Dec 03. - Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- The present study assessed problems in Japanese prisoners (inmates) who abused methamphetamine. Fifty-two male inmates were assessed in 2005-2007 using the Addiction Severity Index-Japanese version and compared with 55 male methamphetamine abusers in hospitals and recovery centers. The chi(2) and Mann-Whitney-Wilcoxon tests showed that the inmates had a significantly lower education level, more frequently had full-time jobs, had more experience living with a sexual partner, and more frequently had a history of juvenile delinquency and criminal records than patients. Although psychiatric symptoms, such as depression, anxiety, and hallucinations, were not common among inmates, suicidal behavior and trouble controlling violence were common in both groups.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Aged
Crime statistics & numerical data
Government Regulation
Humans
Japan epidemiology
Male
Middle Aged
Prisoners statistics & numerical data
Prisons statistics & numerical data
Psychometrics
Reproducibility of Results
Severity of Illness Index
Statistics as Topic
Statistics, Nonparametric
Young Adult
Central Nervous System Stimulants
Crime legislation & jurisprudence
Methamphetamine
Prisoners legislation & jurisprudence
Prisons legislation & jurisprudence
Substance-Related Disorders epidemiology
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1660-4601
- Volume :
- 6
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- International journal of environmental research and public health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 20049245
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph6123056