Journal of Addictions & Offender Counseling articles from April 2001

Journal of Addictions & Offender Counseling archives from April 2001

Ethnic Differences in Substance Use Patterns in a Sample of Pregnant Substance-Using Women in Treatment.
April 1, 2001... This study investigated substance use patterns among 192 pregnant substance-using women to assess whether ethnic differences exist regarding drugs of choice, frequency and recency of use, and severity of use. Substance use patterns differed...

The Powerless-Empowerment Scale: Measurement of Substance Abuse Counseling Orientation.
April 1, 2001... The authors describe the development of an instrument to measure substance abuse counseling orientations. The Powerless-Empowerment Scale, which was developed by investigating its reliability and viability, demonstrated initial promise as an...

Brief Interventions in the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorders: Definition and Overview.
April 1, 2001... The author reviews the literature and describes the nature and feasibility of brief interventions in the treatment of alcohol use disorders. Attention is given to the promising results of outcome studies, and recommendations are provided for...

Identifying the Developmental Strengths of Juvenile Offenders: Assessing Four Life-Skills Dimensions.
April 1, 2001... The authors describe the development of the Life-Skills Development Scale-Juvenile Form, a brief self-report instrument for assessing the life-skills development of juvenile offenders. Reliability and validity findings are presented,...