PSYC 3403 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Substance Abuse, Psychopathy, Dental Caries
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Easily combined with over the counter (otc) products. Psychosis damage may be irreversible (cid:498)meth mouth(cid:499) tooth decay, because its acidic, gets rid of protective layer around teeth, people tend to grind their teeth. 70-80% of all offenders have a substance use problems. 56% of offenders indicate that alcohol and other drugs is related to at least. Just over 50% will tell you their offending is related to substance abuse one crime on their current sentence. Out of these 56%, 41% is alcohol only, and 30% is only drugs, and 29% is both. Benefits of matching: many offenders do not need extensive treatment (contrary to popular belief, avoid unnecessary or ineffective treatment, more accurate understanding of treatment model and logic. Increased cost effectiveness: consistent with (cid:498)risk principle(cid:499) High risk cases respond better to intensive treatment. Low risk cases do as well or better with minimal vs. intensive treatment. Placing low risk offenders with high risk individuals may make them worse!!