ArticleNicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco2011
Tobacco use by male prisoners under an indoor smoking ban.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 48 citations in OpenAlex.
- Systematic review of health and behavioural outcomes of smoking cessation interventions in prisons.Tobacco control · 2016Pooled it
- Impact of institutional smoking bans on reducing harms and secondhand smoke exposure.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2016Pooled it
- Identifying significant contributors for smoking cessation among male prisoners in Australia: results from a randomised clinical trial.BMJ open · 2020Trial
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- A randomized controlled trial of a smoking cessation intervention conducted among prisoners.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2013Trial
- Lung Cancer Screening in the Incarcerated Population Through a Community Imaging Partnership.Journal of correctional health care : the official journal of the National Commission on Correctional Health Care · 2025Article
- Health, Access to Care, and Financial Barriers to Care Among People Incarcerated in US Prisons.JAMA internal medicine · 2024Article
- Peer-Facilitated Tobacco Cessation in a Prison Setting: A Proof of Concept Study.Tobacco use insights · 2023Article
- Tobacco use among male inmates and their attitudes toward its prevention in Khartoum State: A cross-sectional study.Tobacco prevention & cessation · 2019Article
- Extending smoking abstinence after release from smoke-free prisons: protocol for a randomised controlled trial.Health & justice · 2017Article
- Tobacco Use Among People Who Have Been in Prison: Relapse and Factors Associated with Trying to Quit.Journal of smoking cessation · 2017Article
- Exploration of Incarcerated Men's and Women's Attitudes of Smoking in the Presence of Children and Pregnant Women: Is There a Disparity Between Smoking Attitudes and Smoking Behavior?Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2016Article
- Cigarette Smoking Among Inmates by Race/Ethnicity: Impact of Excluding African American Young Adult Men From National Prevalence Estimates.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2016Article
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- Incarceration and Current Tobacco Smoking Among Black and Caribbean Black Americans in the National Survey of American Life.American journal of public health · 2015Article
- Prevalence and factors associated with smoking tobacco among men recently released from prison in California: A cross-sectional study.Addictive behaviors · 2015Article
- Smoke-free policies in U.S. Prisons and jails: A review of the literature.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2015Review
- Predictors of Tobacco Use Among New York State Addiction Treatment Patients.American journal of public health · 2015Article
- E-cigarettes made especially for inmates.Tobacco control · 2014Article
- An international smoking ban-how many lives will be saved?Current atherosclerosis reports · 2014Review
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Abstract
introductionMost correctional facilities have implemented tobacco restrictions in an effort to reduce costs and improve prisoner health, but little has been done to evaluate the impact of these policy changes. Patterns of tobacco use among prisoners were explored to determine the impact of incarceration in a facility with an indoor smoking ban on tobacco use behaviors.
methodsRecently incarcerated male inmates (n = 200) were surveyed about their tobacco use prior to and during incarceration.
resultsTobacco use was prevalent prior to arrest (77.5%) and increased during incarceration (81.0%). Though the number of cigarette smokers increased during imprisonment, per-capita cigarette consumption declined by 7.1 cigarettes/day (p < .001). Despite widespread tobacco use, most participants recognized that smoking is a cause of lung cancer (96.0%) and heart disease (75.4%) and that it can be addicting (97.5%). Most tobacco users (70.0%) reported a desire to quit, with 63.0% saying they intended to try quitting in the next year.
conclusionsIndoor smoking bans do not promote cessation in prisons but may reduce the amount of tobacco consumed. Though smoking is commonplace in prisons, most prisoners recognize the risks involved and wish to quit. This creates an ideal setting for intervention. Evidence-based cessation assistance should be made freely available to all incarcerated smokers.
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