ArticleDrug and alcohol dependence2020
The relationship between incarceration history and overdose in North America: A scoping review of the evidence.
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66 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Effect of the Communities That HEAL Intervention on Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution: A Cluster-Randomized, Wait-List Controlled Trial.American journal of public health · 2025Trial
- A randomized control trial of a combined community health worker and re-entry intervention for people with HIV recently released from jail who use substances.Journal of substance use and addiction treatment · 2023Trial
- The public health impacts of drug-induced homicide laws: a community-engaged scoping review.Health & justice · 2026Article
- Factors Associated with Primary Care, Behavioral Health, and Emergency Department Utilization Among Men with Opioid Use Disorder and Criminal-Legal Involvement: A Cross-Sectional Study.Research square · 2026Article
- Understanding the Impact of Structural Racism and Violence Across the Lifespan on Overdose Vulnerability Among Black San Franciscans Experiencing Homelessness.Journal of psychoactive drugs · 2026Article
- Drug use vs. abstinence after incarceration: associations with competing psychosocial needs and their relevance to the importance of treatment.Health & justice · 2026Article
- "Another one bite the dust-It happens so much in Black neighborhoods": Structural barriers and grassroots resources among Black men who use drugs facing fentanyl-era overdose and treatment disparities.Journal of substance use and addiction treatment · 2026Article
- "Convenience, Quickness, and Compassion": Experiences of People Involved in the Criminal-Legal System Accessing Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Services From a Mobile Unit in Chicago.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2026Article
- Considerations for Collecting Public Health Data on Justice-System Involvement.Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974) · 2026Article
- Geographic Disparities in the Opioid Overdose Crisis: Access, Treatment, and Mortality.Cureus · 2026Review
- Correlates of recovery capital among women in jails: Leveraging a dimensional recovery framework.Addiction research & theory · 2025Article
- Quantifying the Burden of Opioid Use Disorder and Non-fatal Opioid Overdose in American Indian and Alaskan Native Populations Using the Cerner Real-World Data™ Database.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2025Article
- Overdose education and naloxone distribution in jails: Examining the impact of the Communities That HEAL intervention in 4 states.Health & justice · 2025Article
- Using implementation science to enhance specialized mental health supervision: pre-implementation assessment and rapid qualitative methods.BMC global and public health · 2025Article
- Overall and substance use-specific healthcare utilization among individuals with and without criminal justice involvement in Ontario, Canada.International journal of prison health · 2025Article
- Overdose education and naloxone distribution among women with a history of OUD transitioning to the community following jail release.Health & justice · 2025Article
- How competing needs after incarceration lead to adverse health outcomes among people who use criminalized drugs.BMC global and public health · 2025Review
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Abstract
introductionRates of opioid overdose (OD) have risen to unprecedented numbers and more than half of incarcerated individuals meet the criteria for substance use disorder, placing them at high risk. This review describes the relationship between incarceration history and OD.
methodsA scoping review was conducted and criteria for inclusion were: set in North America, published in English, and non-experimental study of formerly incarcerated individuals. Due to inconsistent definitions of opioid OD, we included all studies examining OD where opioids were mentioned.
resultsThe 18 included studies were all published in 2001 or later. Four associations between incarceration history and OD were identified: (1) six studies assessed incarceration history as a risk factor for OD and four found a significantly higher risk of OD among individuals with a history of incarceration compared to those without; (2) nine studies examined the rate of OD compared to the general population: eight found a significantly higher risk of fatal OD among those with a history of incarceration and three documented the highest risk of death immediately following release; (3) six studies found demographic, substance use and mental health, and incarceration-related risk factors for OD among formerly incarcerated individuals; and (4) four studies assessed the proportion of deaths due to OD and found a range from 5 % to 57 % among formerly incarcerated individuals. DISCUSSION: Findings support the growing call for large-scale implementation of evidence-based OD prevention interventions in correctional settings and among justice-involved populations to reduce OD burden in this high-risk population.
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