Assessment of Japanese Stimulant Control Law Offenders Using the Addiction Severity Index—Japanese Version: Comparison with Patients in Treatment Settings

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Takashi Watanabe⁴  Yasukazu Ogai²  Takehiro Koga³  Eiichi Senoo¹  Kazuhiko Nakamura⁴  Norio Mori⁴ 

[1] Division of Social Psychiatry, Tokyo Institute of Psychiatry, 2-1-8 Kamikitazawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 156-8585, Japan; E-Mail:;Division of Psychobiology, Tokyo Institute of Psychiatry, 2-1-8 Kamikitazawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 156-8585, Japan; E-Mail:;Shizuoka Prison, 3-1-1 Higashichiyoda, Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, Japan; E-Mail:;Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu, Japan; E-Mails:

关键词: methamphetamine;    Addiction Severity Index;    Japanese;    prison;    correctional facilities;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ijerph6123056

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

The present study assessed problems in Japanese prisoners (inmates) who abused methamphetamine. Fifty-two male inmates were assessed in 2005–2007 using the Addiction Severity Index-Japanese version and compared with 55 male methamphetamine abusers in hospitals and recovery centers. The χ² and Mann-Whitney-Wilcoxon tests showed that the inmates had a significantly lower education level, more frequently had full-time jobs, had more experience living with a sexual partner, and more frequently had a history of juvenile delinquency and criminal records than patients. Although psychiatric symptoms, such as depression, anxiety, and hallucinations, were not common among inmates, suicidal behavior and trouble controlling violence were common in both groups.

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