Screening and Assessment for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Among Adults in the Criminal Justice System
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Screening and Assessment for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Among Adults in the Criminal
Justice System
Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series 7
James A. Inciardi, Ph.D.
Consensus Panel Chair
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Public Health Service
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
Rockwall II, 5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
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This publication is part of the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant technical assistance program.
All material appearing in this volume, except quoted passages from copyrighted sources, is in the public domain and
may be reproduced or copied without permission from the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) or the
authors. Citation of the source is appreciated.
This publication was written under contract number ADM 270-91-0007 from the Center for Substance Abuse
Treatment of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Anna Marsh, Ph.D., and
Sandra Clunies, M.S., served as the CSAT Government project officers. Michelle Paul, M.A., Randi Henderson, and
Deborah Shuman served as contractor writers.
The opinions expressed herein are the views of the consensus panel members and do not reflect the official position of
SAMHSA or any other part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). No official support or
endorsement of SAMHSA or DHHS is intended or should be inferred. The guidelines proffered in this document
should not be considered as substitutes for individualized patient care and treatment decisions.
DHHS Publication No. (SMA) 94B2076. Printed 1994.
What Is a TIP.
CSAT Treatment Improvement Protocols (TIPs) are prepared by the Quality Assurance and Evaluation Branch to
facilitate the transfer of state-of-the-art protocols and guidelines for the treatment of alcohol and other drug (AOD)
abuse from acknowledged clinical, research, and administrative experts to the Nation's AOD abuse treatment
resources.
The dissemination of a TIP is the last step in a process that begins with the recommendation of an AOD abuse
problem area for consideration by a panel of experts. These include clinicians, researchers, and program managers, as
well as professionals in such related fields as social services or criminal justice.
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