Boosting Drug Treatment Attendance Through Police-Sent Text Message Nudges: A Randomized Controlled Trial with Drug-Positive Arrestees

Attrition from drug treatment programs is a ubiquitous concern, but less is known about effective strategies to assist people with an addiction in arriving at the initial intake meeting. This study investigates whether text message reminders sent to drug-positive arrestees to participate in mandated...

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1. VerfasserIn: Dwyer, Paul (VerfasserIn)
Beteiligte: Ariel, Barak ; Harinam, Vincent
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2025
In: American journal of criminal justice
Jahr: 2025, Band: 50, Heft: 3, Seiten: 405-421
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