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Commonwealth v. Plasse
Keywords sentencing; addiction treatment; rehabilitation; judicial decision; defendant; drug addiction(2018)
Brief of Mass. Med. Soc’y et al. as Amici Curiae in Support of Pl.’s Emergency Motion for Temporary Restraining Order & Prelim. Injunction
(2018)
Brief of Amici Curiae of 11 Addiction Experts in Support of Appellee
Keywords brain disease model; addiction; neurobiological correlates; behavioral manifestations; contingencies; choice; criminal justice; treatment approaches; scientific premises; criminal responsibility(2018)
Amicus Curiae Brief of the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, Inc., The Center for Public Representation, and Prisoners' Legal Services in Support of the Petitioner
Keywords Substance use disorder; probation; relapse; drug-free condition; incarceration; judiciary; legal precedent; revocation of probation; War on Drugs; addiction treatment(2018)
Brief for the Massachusetts Medical Society as Amicus Curiae, joined by AAAP, Association for Behavioral Healthcare, Grayken Center at BMC, MOAR, Mass. Society for Addiction Medicine, Northeastern Law’s Health Policy Center, and 28 others.
Keywords SUD; Addiction; Relapse; Brain Disease Model of Addiction; Chronic Neurological Disorder; SUD Treatment; Punitive Approach; Incarceration; DSM-5; Public Health(2018)
Associations between substance use and type of crime in prisoners with substance use problems - a focus on violence and fatal violence
Keywords prison; criminal justice; violence; substance use disorder; alcohol; sedatives; addiction; Addiction Severity Index(2018)
Neuropsychological changes in patients with Substance Use Disorder after completion of a one month intensive outpatient treatment program
Keywords Substance use disorders; executive functioning; cognitive impairment; treatment outcomes; intensive outpatient program(2018)
Proposed Brief of Pub. Health Scholars as Amici Curiae in Support of Pl.’s Motion for Temporary Restraining Order & Prelim. Injunction
Keywords methadone; opioid use disorder; MOUD; medication-assisted treatment; correctional settings; standard of care(2018)
US v. Mosley
Keywords substance use disorder; PTSD; depression; supervised release; incarceration(2018)
US v. Montgomery
Keywords sexual dangerousness; civil commitment; cocaine use disorder; mental illness(2018)
Neuroscience of addiction: Relevance to prevention and treatment
Keywords Drug addiction; substance use disorder; neurobiology of addiction; genetic factors; epigenetic factors; brain imaging(2018)
Brief of the Committee for Public Counsel Services, the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry, the ACLU of Massachusetts, and nine other organizations as amici curiae
Keywords sentencing; judicial authority; probation violation; unlawful sentence; incarceration; treatment programs(2018)
Moore v. Texas
Keywords 8th Amendment; intellectual disability; DSM-5; medical diagnostic standards; medical standards(2017)
Covington v. State
Keywords death sentence; murder; bipolar disorder; cocaine use; mitigation(2017)
Screening, treatment initiation, and referral for substance use disorders
(2017)