Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume 31, Issue 1 , Pages 75-85 , July 2006

Is the drug court model exportable? The cost-effectiveness of a driving-under-the-influence court

  • Christine Eibner, Ph.D.

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    • RAND Corporation, 1200 South Hayes Street, Arlington, VA 22202, USA
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  • Andrew R. Morral, Ph.D.

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    • RAND Corporation, 1200 South Hayes Street, Arlington, VA 22202, USA
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  • Rosalie Liccardo Pacula, Ph.D.

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    • RAND Corporation and National Bureau of Economic Research, P.O. Box 2138, 1776 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA 90407-2138, USA
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  • John MacDonald, Ph.D.

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    • RAND Corporation, 1776 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA 90407-2138, USA

Received 25 October 2005 ,Revised 20 March 2006 ,Accepted 22 March 2006.

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PII: S0740-5472(06)00090-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2006.03.011

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume 31, Issue 1 , Pages 75-85 , July 2006