ABSTRACT

The Opioid Intervention Court (OIC) began in Buffalo, NY, in May 2017 as an intensive intervention for people at risk of overdose. We evaluated the OIC focusing on four major aims: (1) To describe OIC participant demographic characteristics, completion, and court engagement, from court administrative data; (2) To examine OIC completion by demographics and court engagement characteristics; (3) To describe participants’ OIC experiences from survey data; (4) To explore court team members’ perceptions and experiences based on interviews. Results suggest that participants who initiated MAT within the first week were more likely to complete OIC. Participants and personnel responded favorably to the OIC program.

摘要

阿片类药物干预法庭 (OIC) 于 2017 年 5 月在纽约州布法罗成立，旨在为有过量服用风险的人提供强化干预。我们针对四个主要目标评估了 OIC：（1）根据法院行政数据描述 OIC 参与者的人口特征、完成情况和法院参与；(2) 根据人口统计和法院参与特征检查 OIC 完成情况；(3) 从调查数据中描述参与者的 OIC 体验；(4) 以访谈为基础，探讨法庭团队成员的认知和经验。结果表明，在第一周内启动 MAT 的参与者更有可能完成 OIC。参与者和工作人员对 OIC 计划反应良好。