Evaluating Alternative Aftercare Models for Ex-Offenders

This study examined the role played by aftercare following (mainly) inpatient community-based treatment in the outcomes of criminal ex-offenders with substance use disorders. Two hundred seventy individuals who had been released from the criminal justice system were randomly assigned to either a therapeutic community (TC), recovery homes called Oxford Houses (OHs), or usual care settings (UA). The OHs and TCs are residential settings that...