Hazelden Springbrook
(503) 537-7000
www.hazelden.org/web/public/newberg_or_substance_abuse_addiction_treatment.page
1901 Esther Street
Newberg OR 97132

Rehab and Insurance Services

Substance abuse treatment services
Services Provided: Substance abuse treatment, Detoxification, Buprenorphine Services
Type of Care: Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less), Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)
Special Programs/Groups: Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Gays and Lesbians, Women, Men

Criminal Justice Addiction Treatment

Research shows that treatment for offenders who are addicted to drugs during and after incarceration can have a significant effect on future drug use, criminal behavior and social functioning. There is a compelling case for integrating drug addiction treatment approaches in the criminal justice system. Combining treatment in prison and in the community for addicted offenders reduces the risk of both recidivism to criminal behavior related to drugs and relapse to drug use, which, in turn, nets huge savings in societal costs. One study found that prisoners who participated in a therapeutic treatment program in the Delaware State prison system and continued to receive treatment in a work and release program after prison were 70 percent less likely than nonparticipants to return to drug use and incur arrest again.

Alcohol

Disulfiram also known as Antabuse is an aversion therapy that induces nausea when a person consumes alcohol. Acamprosate works by restoring normal balance to the glutamate neurotransmitter system in the brain, helping to reduce alcohol cravings. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves the use of Naltrexone, which blocks some of the pleasurable effects of alcohol.

Infectious Diseases among Drug Abusing Offenders

It is critical for the criminal justice and drug abuse treatment systems to work together and combine efforts to reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases, which occur at higher rates among drug abusers in the criminal justice system than among the general population. The prevalence of AIDS is approximately five times higher among incarcerated offenders than in the general population. In addition, individuals in the criminal justice system represent a significant portion of hepatitis B, hepatitis C and tuberculosis cases in the United States. Although most people contract infectious diseases in the community and not in correctional settings, the correctional setting must treat these infectious diseases once diagnosed.
Infectious diseases among offenders who re-enter or live within the community present a serious public health challenge. While incarcerated, offenders often have access to adequate healthcare, which offers opportunities for integrating strategies to address medical, mental health and drug abuse problems. Doctors should link offenders with infectious diseases who return to the community with medical care facilities within the community before release. Community health, drug treatment and criminal justice agencies should work together to offer education, screening, counseling, prevention and treatment programs for HIV/AIDS, hepatitis and other infectious diseases to offenders in or returning to the community. Drug abuse treatment can decrease the spread of infectious disease by reducing risky behaviors such as needle sharing and unprotected sex.
The need to negotiate access to health services and adhere to complex treatment protocols places a large burden on the addicted offender and many offenders fall through the cracks. Untreated or deteriorating medical or mental health problems increase the risk of relapse to drug abuse and to possible arrest and incarceration, again.