Drug Use in Prisoners: Epidemiology, Implications, and Policy Responses

Drug Use in Prisoners: Epidemiology, Implications, and Policy Responses

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Stuart A, Kinner
Stuart A, KinnerMurdoch Childrens Research Institute, University of Melbourne, Griffith University, University of Queensland, Monash UniversityClose

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Josiah D. Jody Rich
Josiah D. Jody RichProfessor of Medicine and Epidemiology, Director, Brown University, The Center for Prisoner Health and Human Rights, The Miriam HospitalClose

Abstract

The majority of people who experience incarceration have a history of harmful alcohol, tobacco, and/or illicit drug use. Some discontinue use of these substances while in custody. Others—notably including some people who inject drugs—continue to use drugs in prison, typically in avoidably high-risk circumstances. Rapid relapse to risky substance use after release from prison is common and is associated with a range of health and social problems, and increased risk of both death and reincarceration. Effective measures to reduce the incarceration of people who use drugs, and to minimize drug-related harms both in prison and after release from custody, are urgently required. However, the evidence base to inform effective responses remains weak, and implementation of evidence-based responses remains patchy. Drawing on the expertise of 40 authors from 10 countries, this book reviews what is known about the epidemiology of substance use in people who experience incarceration. It presents what is known about the health, social, and criminal justice consequences of harmful substance use in this population and discusses key policy reforms that have the potential to achieve better health outcomes. In addition to reviewing what is known, the book identifies key knowledge gaps and makes recommendations for future research.

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Publisher:: Oxford University Press

Print Publication Date:: Feb 2018

Print ISBN-13:: 9780199374847

Published online:: Mar 2018

DOI:: 10.1093/med/9780199374847.001.0001

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Stuart A, Kinner, editor Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, University of Melbourne, Griffith University, University of Queensland, Monash University

Josiah D. Jody Rich, editor Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, Director, Brown University, The Center for Prisoner Health and Human Rights, The Miriam Hospital

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Front Matter
- Prologue
- Acknowledgments
- Contributors
Chapter 1 The “Drugs-Crime Nexus” Dominique de Andrade, PhD
Chapter 2 The Global Epidemiology of Drug Use in Prison Chloé Carpentier, MA, MSc, Luis Royuela, MSc, Linda Montanari, MA, and Philip Davis, PhD
Chapter 3 Injecting While Incarcerated M-J Milloy, PhD
Chapter 4 Alcohol Use Among Incarcerated Individuals David Wyatt Seal, PhD, Sarah Yancey, MPH, MPS, Manasa Reddy, MPH, and Stuart A. Kinner, PhD
Chapter 5 Tobacco Use Among Prisoners Jennifer Clarke, MD and Manasa Reddy, MPH
Chapter 6 Substance Use After Release from Prison Sarah Larney, PhD, Mark Stoové, PhD, and Stuart A. Kinner, PhD
Chapter 7 Drug Use, HIV, and the High-Risk Environment of Prisons Lyuba Azbel, MSc and Frederick L. Altice, MD
Chapter 8 The Perfect Storm: Tuberculosis, Substance Use Disorders, and Incarceration Haider A. Al-Darraji, MBChB, MSc and Frederick L. Altice, MD
Chapter 9 Drug Use in Prisoners and Hepatitis Rebecca J. Winter, MPH and Margaret E. Hellard, PhD, FAFPHM
Chapter 10 Prisoners With a Substance Use Disorder and a Mental Illness Kate Dolan, PhD, Michael Farrell, PhD, and Sahar Saeedi Moghaddam, MS
Chapter 11 Understanding the Risk Environment Surrounding Drug Use in Prisons: The Unique Contributions of Qualitative Research Will Small, PhD and Ryan McNeil, PhD
Chapter 12 Drug Use and Prison: The Challenge of Making Human Rights Protections a Reality Joanne Csete, PhD, Rick Lines, PhD, and Ralf Jürgens, PhD
Chapter 13 Recidivism: The Impact of Substance Abuse on Continued Involvement in the Justice System Faye S. Taxman, PhD and Mary Mun, BSc
Chapter 14 Substance Use and Consequences Among People Who Have Been Incarcerated: A Public Health Issue Ingrid A. Binswanger, MD and Andrea K. Finlay, PhD
Chapter 15 Supply Reduction in Prison: The Evidence Robert L. Trestman, MD and Ashbel T. Wall, JD
Chapter 16 Drug Treatment for Prisoners: Opioid Substitution Treatment, Therapeutic Communities, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Kate Dolan, PhD, Zahra Alam-Mehrjerdi, PhD, and Babak Moazen, MSc
Chapter 17 Harm Reduction in Prisons Kathryn Snow, MSc and Michael Levy, MPH
Chapter 18 Preventing Drug-Related Death in Recently Released Prisoners Julie Brummer, MPH, Lars Møller, MD, and Stefan Enggist, MA
Chapter 19 Drug Use in Prisoners: Epidemiology, Implications, and Policy Responses Stuart A. Kinner, PhD and Josiah D. Rich, MD, MPH
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