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ArticleDrug and alcohol review2024

Learnings from a prison-based drug treatment program on planning for release: A qualitative study.

Bebe D'Souza, Tony Butler, Anthony Shakeshaft, Ivan Calder, Katherine Conigrave, Michael Doyle

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Article in Drug and alcohol review, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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What it found

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Bebe D'SouzaSydney Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Tony ButlerSchool of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-2679-2769
Anthony ShakeshaftNHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Indigenous Health and Alcohol, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Ivan CalderHealth through Walls, New York, USA.
Katherine ConigraveDrug Health Services, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-6428-1441
Michael DoyleNHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Indigenous Health and Alcohol, Sydney Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-2083-8575
The University of Sydney · AUHigh Throughput Biology (United States) · USUNSW Sydney · AU

Funding

Centre of Research Excellence in Indigenous Health and Alcohol APP1117198National Health and Medical Research Council APP1193617National Health and Medical Research Council Practitioner Fellowship APP1123456
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionPrison-based drug and alcohol group treatment programs operate in all Australian jurisdictions. With more than two-thirds of people in prison having a history of substance use prior to incarceration, such programs are needed. There have been few published papers on the impact of attending group treatment programs in Australian prisons, and the research published to date has been predominately quantitative. We aim to report the experiences of males in prison who completed and those who did not complete a group-based drug and alcohol program, to gain insight into their strategies for reducing harm from drug and alcohol post-release.

methodsQualitative thematic analysis of in-depth interviews with 12 males who completed or were about to complete and 10 males who discontinued a prison-based group drug and alcohol treatment program.

resultsProgram completers were more likely to have well-developed plans to reduce drug and alcohol harms and maintain abstinence upon return to the community, which included creating healthier social networks. They also showed stronger insights into the factors that led to offending. Those who did not complete the drug and alcohol program appeared to rely on self-will as the main way to reduce drug and alcohol harms, with less awareness of options for support services to reduce or stop drug and alcohol use. DISCUSSION AND

conclusionsPrison-based drug and alcohol program engagement imparted useful information for program completers. Controlled trials are needed to examine whether such differences equate to improved outcomes after release.

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PrisonersSubstance-Related DisordersAustraliaHumansMalePrisonsalcoholgroup treatmentillicit drugsprisonrehabilitation

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PMID37574846
PMCPMC10952750
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