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With six million people under criminal justice supervision (Bureau of Justice Statistics, 1998) four million of them deemed drug abusers, and one million drug and alcohol users receiving community drug abuse treatment (Health and Human Services, 1999) treatment of drug offenders is garnering increasing attention. Examined here in 27 articles are current approaches, especially clinical interventions in such programs as the Stay'n Out Program in New York, the Cornerstone Program in Oregon, and the Key Crest Program in Delaware. The editors are most interested in methods beyond incarceration-without-intervention and their intended audience is practitioners working with drug-abusing offenders, students, and policy makers. Specific articles address the economic cost of substance-abuse treatment in criminal justice settings, drug testing, HIV and AIDS prevention strategies, and clinical issues in treating substance-abusing women. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)