Methamphetamine Use: Implications for Offender Health Problems and Costs
Author: Michele Staton-Tindall.; Erin McNees.; John Tarrant.; Robert Walkter Carl Leukefeld.; Laura Barnard Carrie B. Oser.
Source: Volume 12, Number 04, November/December 2008 , pp.49-55(7)
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Abstract:
In order to understand how methamphetamine users differ from other substance users who enter the Kentucky prison system, this study examines health and dental problems, substance use, and criminal justice involvement among methamphetamine users compared to other drug users. In addition, the study provides a comparison of projected health and dental costs for methamphetamine users compared to other drug users. This article discusses the study’s methodology, findings, and limitations.Keywords: methamphetamine
Affiliations:
1: University of Kentucky; 2: University of Kentucky; 3: Kentucky Department of Corrections; 4: University of Kentucky; 5: University of Kentucky.