EFFECTIVENESS OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT IN CORRECTION SYSTEM IN THAILAND
Keywords:
Therapeutic Community, Drugs Abuse Treatment, Inmates, EffectivenessAbstract
The therapeutic community has been introduced in Thailand for prisoners for years. This study explored the effects of the Therapeutic Community in drug abuse treatment in Thailand. Twelve provinces were selected to represent different regions throughout Thailand. Assessments of 449 drug user inmates were carried out longitudinally, age ranging from 19 to 70 years old; assessments occurred on the release date, after release for 3, 6, 9 months, and one-year follow-up. Self-administered questionnaires using ASSIST were utilized. It emerged that the effectiveness of the Therapeutic Community was 55.7%. McNemar chi-square show statistically significant drug abuse over time (p<0.001). However, the effectiveness of the Therapeutic Community similar to the effectiveness of Drug camps in Thailand.
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