Supporting desistance from crime and recovery from drug use with a patient-facing bidirectional eHealth tool: a case report
Overview
This case report details the use of Previct Drugs, a bidirectional smartphone application combining eye-scanning drug screening with cognitive behavioral therapy and motivational interviewing, for a 27-year-old man seeking to exit organized crime and achieve sobriety. The resource describes how continuous monitoring facilitated a strong therapeutic alliance and allowed for timely caregiver intervention over a seven-month period. It is intended for readers interested in digital health interventions for substance use disorder and criminal desistance.
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- Author
- Shoresh Palanijafi (Karlstad University), Johan Månflod (Center for Clinical Research Dalarna), Karl Andersson (Uppsala University)
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- 2026-05-28
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- gold
- DOI
- 10.1186/s13256-026-06152-2
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@article{allodium:edc0ad8b83494f90,
title = {Supporting desistance from crime and recovery from drug use with a patient-facing bidirectional eHealth tool: a case report},
author = {Shoresh Palanijafi and Johan Månflod and Karl Andersson},
year = {2026},
journal = {PubMed Central},
doi = {10.1186/s13256-026-06152-2},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-026-06152-2}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Supporting desistance from crime and recovery from drug use with a patient-facing bidirectional eHealth tool: a case report AU - Palanijafi, Shoresh AU - Månflod, Johan AU - Andersson, Karl PY - 2026 PB - PubMed Central DO - 10.1186/s13256-026-06152-2 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-026-06152-2 ER -
APA
Palanijafi, S., Månflod, J., & Andersson, K. (2026). Supporting desistance from crime and recovery from drug use with a patient-facing bidirectional eHealth tool: a case report. PubMed Central. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-026-06152-2
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