Preliminary analysis of the Northern Territory's illicit drug court diversion program highlights the need to examine lower program completion rates for indigenous clients

摘要: Introduction and Aims.Court drug diversion programs are now available in all jurisdictions Australia, but there is increasing evidence that such have differing success rates for certain client populations, including indigenous clients. This study investigates characteristics, program completion factors associated with retention, 484 clients admitted to the Northern Territory's Court Referral Evaluation Drug Intervention Treatment 12 week illicit pre-sentence court between July 2003 December 2008. Design Method.Client data were collected by clinicians as part of face-to-face assessment interview treatment outcomes recorded. Results.Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed significantly less likely complete their than non-indigenous clients, who younger, male, had an educational level Year 10 or less, unemployed, a previous custodial order used drugs other cannabis. Discussion Conclusions.The lower consistent findings from Australian studies highlight need further explore address contributing this result.[Rysavy P, Cunningham T, O'Reilly-Martinez R. Preliminary highlights examine Alcohol Rev 2011;30:671–676]