caa a22 4500 606153764 CHVBK 20210128100555.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20151101xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11121-015-0571-x doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11121-015-0571-x Effects of Personalized Feedback Interventions on Drug-Related Reoffending: a Pilot Study [Elektronische Daten] [Kenji Yokotani, Katsuhiro Tamura] Addiction is serious problem that requires effective treatment. Previous studies support personalized feedback interventions (PFIs) as an effective treatment for drinking; however, the potential beneficial effects of this treatment on illegal drug use have not been explored. The present study examined the effects of PFIs in a sample of repetitive drug-related offenders. Participants were 50 repetitive drug-related offenders incarcerated in a Japanese prison. They were randomly assigned to the PFIs (n = 20) or control (n = 30) group. The PFIs group received six letters for 3months, whereas the control group did not undergo any interventions. We defined relapse and recidivism as drug-related reoffending and reentering prison after release, respectively. In the 3.6-year follow-up analysis (range, 0.1-5.8years), participants' criminal records were examined, and results indicated a decreased risk of relapseand recidivism for the PFIs group relative to the control group, even when controlling for age, educational level, number of prison terms, and sentence length. Thus, our findings suggest that PFIs reduce the likelihood of relapse and recidivism in drug-related offenders. Society for Prevention Research, 2015 Methamphetamine nationallicence Amphetamine nationallicence Personalized feedback intervention nationallicence Drug-related reoffending nationallicence Recidivism nationallicence Yokotani Kenji Niigata Prison, 951-8121, Niigata-shi, Niigata, Japan aut Tamura Katsuhiro Niigata Prison, 951-8121, Niigata-shi, Niigata, Japan aut Prevention Science Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 16/8(2015-11-01), 1169-1176 1389-4986 16:8<1169 2015 16 11121 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11121-015-0571-x text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 brief-communication jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11121-015-0571-x text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Yokotani Kenji Niigata Prison, 951-8121, Niigata-shi, Niigata, Japan aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Tamura Katsuhiro Niigata Prison, 951-8121, Niigata-shi, Niigata, Japan aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Prevention Science Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 16/8(2015-11-01), 1169-1176 1389-4986 16:8<1169 2015 16 11121