Campus Drug Courts

According to Skidmore, Kaufman and Crowell (2016), “substance use in college students is associated with poor academic performance, unintentional injuries, health problems, heightened rates of engagement in other risky behaviors, legal problems, increased risk of substance use and abuse in adulthood, and mortality” (p. 736). When analyzing higher education substance abuse programs, it is essential to have an understanding of the facts about college student substance abuse, including the dangers of substance abuse, the types of

Between 2009 and 2011, 35 graduates went through the program, with over half of graduates succeeding in going three or more years without new charges (DeKalb County Court House, 2012). DeKalb County’s drug court recidivism rate is approximately 20%, which is 31.7% lower than Illinois’s prison recidivism (DeKalb County Court House, 2012). The work of the DeKalb County Drug Court, and the statistics it holds makes “[the] drug courts [a] proven commodity in the community…” (DeKalb County Court House, 2012). Illinois’s primary drug abuse treatment programs focus on heroin, marijuana, and cocaine (ONDCP, 2010). The DeKalb County Drug Court works to enhance the public safety by combining treatment and intensive judicial supervision in a therapeutic court setting, focusing on non-violent substance abuse offenders to assist the participant in choosing and developing a law abiding drug free way of life (DeKalb County Drug Court, 2012). DeKalb County’s C.L.E.A.N. Program is a diversion and treatment program. Non-violent voluntary substance abuse offenders participate in an intensive treatment program for 14 to 24 months which helps them succeed in becoming and remaining drug free (DeKalb County Drug Court, 2012). C.L.E.A.N. is not a soft-on-crime prevention program. It provides comprehensive supervision and monitoring with strict contact procedures with judicial

Difficulty meeting academic responsibilities is one of the most common consequences of drug use and abuse. The relationship between drug use/abuse and the academic performance of college students rises every year that causes a critical issue on Colleges and Universities campus. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) Task Force on College Drug reports that about 25 percent of college students report academic problems caused by drug use, such as earning lower grades, doing poorly on exams or papers, missing class dramatically, and falling behind. However, the history of drug abuse has been rooted in the early stages of life. Drug use/abuse has been classified as a major problem of students as early as in the fourth grade. Consequently, it

A growing problem in today’s college culture is binge drinking and sexual assault. More and more teenagers in college are becoming sucked into this idea of drinking to get drunk. While the legal age is 21, it is not realistic to attempt to eradicate underage drinking from college campuses. However, the dangers of binge drinking can be catastrophic. And for parents, especially female parents, their greatest fear is someone abusing their child as the send them away to college. In general, most underage kids will have a beer sometime in their college experience. About 25 percent of college students report academic consequences of their drinking including missing class, falling behind, doing poorly on exams or papers, and receiving lower grades overall. Ultimately, receiving treatment can improve an individual’s chances of success in overcoming an AUD and asking for help is the first step. The stigma for asking for help as a weakness must be shattered, because in reality asking for help is a sign of strength. By asking for help and receiving treatment and awareness from the beginning, college campuses can take great strides to protecting its students across campus.

Today on college campuses, it is not possible to make it through college without knowing someone who has at least tried a prescription drug or recreational drug for either party uses, to help them study and keep up in school, or simply to help them get by day-to-day. Maybe you have tried them yourself? College students all across the nation are abusing substances such as Adderall, Vicodin, Oxycontin, marijuana, cocaine, heroin, etc. Those students who drink alcohol are more likely to use prescription drugs for non-medical uses than non-drinkers.

Unfortunately, students are being deceived by the stimulant drug’s valuable qualities, masking the serious, detrimental effects that the drug induces. Even worse, contributing to Adderall’s extensive abuse across campuses, “instead of condemnation it is implicitly being praised and validated by parents and students who view these drugs as a means of academic

Dependent Variable. The effectiveness and the impact of the drug court will be assessed by analyzing the recidivism rates between the treatment group and the comparison group of probationers. Recidivism will be measured by examining both felony and misdemeanor charges and arrests, and drug related arrests will further be examined. Outcome data pertaining to arrests will be collected from the months of June, July, and August of 2016, allowing for an average follow-up time of 517 days. The data to be collected will include official rearrest results upon the completion of the drug treatment program and upon the completion of a probation sentence for the comparison group. Through the arrest results, further examination will be conducted on the severity of the crimes committed and whether they involved drug offenses.

Reference: Varga, M. D. (2012). Adderall Abuse on College Campuses: A Comprehensive Literature Review. Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work, 9(3), 293-313. doi:10.1080/15433714.2010.525402

Since the first drug court was founded, over 3,400 drug courts exist today in every U.S. state and territory (NIJ.gov). The national institute of justice reported that a 33 percent reduction in rearrest rates for drug court graduates compared with other like offenders (Neubauer). The National Association of Drug Court professionals reports that 75 percent of drug court graduates remain arrest-free for at least two years after leaving the program. They also report that drug courts alone reduce crime as much as 45 percent more than other sentencing options (NADCP.org). Not only does drug court benefit the offenders and society, it also benefits taxpayer money. Drug court treatment for the offenders typically cost anywhere between $2,000 to $6,000 annually, depending on the severity of the crime and depending on how long the judge feels the program should last. Instead of wasting taxpayer money and sending them to jail for their addiction, the money is used to treat the offenders and help them so that they don’t end up in prison again as well as beating their addiction along the way. The reason why drug courts have been so successful is because they use therapeutic jurisprudence through the community to help treat their

Alcohol abuse is a serious health problem when it comes to college students. "The average amount of binge drinkers on college campuses is 50% of men and 39% of women" (<a href="http://www.oregoncounseling.org/ArticlesPapers/">http://www.oregoncounseling.org/ArticlesPapers/</a>). There are various reasons why students drink and serious short and long term effects on the body and mind. Alcoholism is a serious problem for college students and there are many actions being taken to try to lessen the problem among colleges throughout the country.

Drug arrests on college campuses have become an escalating issue around the United States for several years. Rehabs.com is said to be a website that aids people overcome their addictions. I will get into more detail about this later in the paper. This same website conducted a study about colleges that included the most on-campus arrests, including those who occur in the residence halls. This was known as the rehabs.com report. This report was led by the Drugs on Campus Head Jon Millward. This report concludes that College at Oneonta in New York State tops the list in drug arrests on college campuses around the nation. Other SUNY colleges are mentioned in this report as well. SUNY schools include SUNY Fredonia, SUNY Oswego, SUNY Geneseo, SUNY Albany and a few others as well. In this paper I will primarily discuss in depth three main issues associated with the report and why these make the report very controversial. One point that I will be arguing in this paper will be that the report lacks an author and a publisher. Validity is not present in a report where the author and the publisher is missing. It makes us think that the information is unreliable, since it is unclear as to where it came from. The second point that I will be addressing is that I will discuss the importance of social media. The media has also many uses as well, such as to keep close contact with friends and to distribute information online quickly. The rehabs.com report was widely covered by the media,

Currently, drug courts have been proven to be successful at reducing recidivism of offenders. In the United States there are about 120,000 people receiving help in order to rehabilitate them and to try to reduce the chances of recidivism (Office of National Drug Control Policy, 2011). These programs require individuals to participate in the programs for a minimum of one year. During this year the individuals are required to appear in court and be drug tested at

In Alcohol, Tobacco, and Caffeine, shows that alcohol is a serious issue on campus universities. Especially being a binge drinkers, who are the cause of deaths, lack of interest in college, and even rape. However, university presidents are concerned about the student’s behavior on campus with alcohol use. They attend to provided leadership groups that help with students on alcohol abuse,

The article highlights the negative consequences that result in underage drinking. Alcohol abuse programs tend to decrease the occurrence of underage drinking and can limit the dangerous outcomes that follow. A Face to Face Intervention provides a one on one discussion on substance abuse and can be delivered face to face or computer- facilitated. Computer-Delivered Interventions are becoming increasingly popular due to the ease of computer software. These programs hope to decrease the alcohol and substance abuse that many college students may face.

Alcohol and illicit drug consumption are all too prevalent today in high schools, colleges, and all across the globe. Students seeking to fit in or forget about the repetitiveness of school and homework have a tendency to experiment. Drug addiction is known by the scientific community to be a psychological condition based on excessive, obsessive, and compulsive actions. Once that regular user crosses the line into addiction their only concern is their self and their life revolves around the getting, using, and finding ways and means to get and use more. Most people start using drugs and alcohol occasionally, which is a voluntary decision,