Substance Abusing Inmates Experiences of Recovering Drug Addicts on their Way Back Home /

• Main Author: Gideon, Lior (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2010.
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Public health.; Criminology.; Social Sciences.; Criminology & Criminal Justice.; Public Health.

In a manner similar to asking an immigrant to describe his/her first few months, and even their first year, in the country they migrate to, asking released inmates how they reform their lives is the key to unlocking their individual Pandora's Box. Anyone who ever went through the migration proc...

Table of Contents:

• Theoretical Framework
• Getting Substance Abusers to Talk
• There Is No Place Like Home—Family Role in the Rehabilitation and Reintegration Process
• Sense of Direction—The Need for Supervision
• What Do I Need to Succeed? Perception of Motivation and Its Role in the Reintegration Process
• Working My Way Out—The Challenge of Finding a Job
• Mentoring Others
• Dealing with Social Institutions
• What Does Migration Have to Do with Rehabilitation, Reentry, and Reintegration?
• Conclusion—Reintegration and Continuum of Care.