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Direct linkMartin, Gina; Macdonald, Scott; Ishiguro, Sonya – International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2013
This study assessed the relative importance of problem gambling, cocaine use and selected psychosocial characteristics in predicting criminal convictions. A self-administered questionnaire was completed by clients when admitted to a treatment program for a primary problem with cocaine (n = 300), gambling (n = 199), or tobacco (n = 249). The…
Descriptors: Addictive Behavior, Smoking, Adolescents, Measures (Individuals)
Quinn, James F.; Sneed, Zach – Journal of Teaching in the Addictions, 2008
This article synthesizes neuroscience findings with long-standing criminological models and data into a comprehensive explanation of the relationship between drug use and crime. The innate factors that make some people vulnerable to drug use are conceptually similar to those that predict criminality, supporting a spurious reciprocal model of the…
Descriptors: Crime, Narcotics, Drug Abuse, Neurology
