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Drug Courts

A New Approach to Treatment and Rehabilitation

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  • © 2007

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Editors:
  1. James E. Lessenger

    1. Solano County, Benicia, USA

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  2. Glade F. Roperd

    1. Superior Court of California, Tulare County, Porterville, USA

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  • First book of its kind in the family medicine literature
  • Ideal primer for family physicians (over 40,000 in the US) involved in the Drug Court process
  • Offers family physicians valuable knowledge of the testing performed on Drug Court clients
  • In depth coverage on the importance of dual diagnoses - drug and alcohol
  • Clinical treatment guidelines for patients with mental illness and drug addiction
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (29 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Introduction to Drug Courts

    • Glade F. Roper
    Pages 1-22

  3. The Disease of Addiction

    • S. Alex Stalcup
    Pages 23-33

  4. The Biologic Basis of Drug and Alcohol Addiction

    • Olga A. Katz, Nikita B. Katz, Steven Mandel
    Pages 34-50

  5. The Sociologic Basis of Drug and Alcohol Addiction

    • Noosha Niv
    Pages 51-72

  6. The Physical Consequences of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

    • Hitoshi Nakaishi
    Pages 73-94

  7. Drugs and Alcohol in Pregnancy and the Affected Children

    • Ira J. Chasnoff
    Pages 95-111

  8. The Social Consequences of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

    • Heather R. Hayes, Julie M. Queler
    Pages 112-126

  9. The Pharmacologic Treatment of Alcohol and Drug Addiction

    • Nikita B. Katz, Olga A. Katz, Steven Mandel
    Pages 127-140

  10. Co-Occurring Substance Abuse and Mental Health Disorders

    • Edward L. Hendrickson, Bert Pepper
    Pages 141-165

  11. Counseling Strategies

    • Kathy R. Lay, Lucy J. King
    Pages 166-182

  12. Client Life Skills Training

    • Jerri E. Thompson, Rick A. Thompson, James E. Lessenger
    Pages 183-194

  13. Self-Help and Mutual Aid Organizations

    • Anne M. Herron, Dee S. Owens
    Pages 195-205

  14. Building Supportive Services in Drug Courts

    • Dennis A. Reilly
    Pages 206-214

  15. Drug Testing Methods

    • Karl Auerbach
    Pages 215-233

  16. The Drug and Alcohol Testing Process

    • Richard L. McIntire, James E. Lessenger, Glade F. Roper
    Pages 234-246

  17. Drug Testing Scams

    • Richard L. McIntire, James E. Lessenger
    Pages 247-254

  18. Analysis of Drug Testing Results

    • Olga A. Katz, Nikita B. Katz, Steven Mandel, James E. Lessenger
    Pages 255-262

  19. Juvenile Drug Courts

    • Cheryl L. Asmus, Denise E. Colombini
    Pages 263-283

  20. Drug Court Organization and Operations

    • Glade F. Roper, James E. Lessenger
    Pages 284-300
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About this book

I’ve done them all, and I’m not talking about stage, screen, and television. I stopped taking drugs in the 1970s and stopped smoking in the 1980s. I ceased drinking in the 1990s when I needed a liver transplant and my doctors told me they wouldn’t do it if I continued drinking. So, I stopped, got the transplant, and became a friend of Bill W. Stopping was the best thing I ever did, second to marrying Maj. My substance abuse started, like most people’s, in high school through peer pressure. It progressed while I was on the stage and in the Air Force, where alcohol was the drug of choice. The problem continued as I worked in motion pictures where the day ended with drinks. When I ? nally made it big in television, I was drinking a case of champagne a day. I tell myself that I did this because of my insecurities about being at the top, but it also tasted good. Looking back and having read some of the things in this book, I realize that I have the addictive personality and the genetic predisposition to be a substance abuser. All that was necessary was a situation in which I was near drugs and had peer pressure to get me going.

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From the reviews:

"This book was penned as a guide to educate those involved about the process and procedures associated in developing and administering an alternative program for the rehabilitation of substance abusers in the legal system. … this book is meant for ‘those who are operating or wishing to create a drug court, physicians who will frequently see people who are drug court clients, judges, prosecutors, treatment providers, defense attorneys, probation officers, case managers and coordinators currently working in a drug court.’" (Steven T. Herron, Doody’s Review Service, April, 2008)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Solano County, Benicia, USA

    James E. Lessenger

  • Superior Court of California, Tulare County, Porterville, USA

    Glade F. Roperd

About the editors

Dr. James Lessenger has practiced occupational and environmental medicine for more than two decades in California's San Joaquin Valley. In addition to keeping an active clinical practice, Lessenger is a Medical Review Officer on drug testing for the Department of Transportation and a consultant to many corporations and companies on drug testing, workplace drug issues, and industrial injuries. Dr. Lessenger has been a consultant to the Tulare County drug court since its inception in 1996 and was responsible for an exhaustive review of the system in 2001.

Glade F. Roper, JD is the presiding Adult Drug Court judge for rural Tulare County. He started and has maintained the Drug Court since 1996 and has been a jurist in the county since 1989. He created and has taught the Advanced Drug Court Track at the National Rural Institute on Alcohol and Drug Abuse for the last four years and speaks across the nation about rural drug courts and treatment issues.

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