ArticleSubstance use & misuse2016
Predictors of Illicit Drug Use Among Prisoners.
Article in Substance use & misuse, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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- Drug use vs. abstinence after incarceration: associations with competing psychosocial needs and their relevance to the importance of treatment.Health & justice · 2026Article
- Use of Psychoactive Substances Before Incarceration Among Prison Inmates With Drug Abuse or Dependence: Data From the OPPIDUM Program.Fundamental & clinical pharmacology · 2026Article
- Framework for opioid use disorder screening and diagnosis in carceral settings.The International journal on drug policy · 2024Article
- The burden of alcohol, tobacco and others drugs among incarcerated population diagnosed with tuberculosis: time trends and spatial determinants in Southern Brazil.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Perceived need for drug treatment among African American male drug-using prisoners.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2021Article
- Situating the Continuum of Overdose Risk in the Social Determinants of Health: A New Conceptual Framework.The Milbank quarterly · 2020Article
- Factors associated with drug use in prison - results from the Norwegian offender mental health and addiction (NorMA) study.Health & justice · 2020Article
- Patterns of Drug Use and Related Factors Among Prisoners in Iran: Results from the National Survey in 2015.The journal of primary prevention · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe United States of America currently has the highest incarceration rate in the world, and approximately 80% of incarcerated individuals have a history of illicit drug use. Despite institutional prohibitions, drug use continues in prison, and is associated with a range of negative outcomes.
objectivesTo assess the relationship between prison drug use, duration of incarceration, and a range of covariates.
resultsMost participants self-reported a history of illicit drug use (77.5%). Seven percent reportedly used drugs during the previous six months of incarceration (n = 100). Participants who had been incarcerated for more than a year were less likely than those incarcerated for longer than a year to report using drugs (OR = 0.50; 95% CI = 0.26-0.98). Participants aged 37-89 were less likely than younger prisoners to use drugs (OR = 0.39; 95% CI = 0.19-0.80). Heroin users were twice as likely as nonheroin users to use drugs (OR = 2.28; 95% CI = 1.04-5.03); crack cocaine users were also twice as likely as participants with no history of crack cocaine usage to report drug use (OR = 2.53; 95% CI = 1.13-5.69).
conclusionsCorrectional institutions should be used as a resource to offer evidence-based services to curb drug usage. Drug treatment programs for younger prisoners, heroin and crack cocaine users, and at the beginning of a prisoner's sentence should be considered for this population.
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