High rates of resumption of injecting drug use following release from prison among men who injected drugs before imprisonment

Original research
par
Curtis, Michael et al

Date de publication

2022

Géographie

Australia

Langue de la ressource

English

Texte disponible en version intégrale

Non

Open Access / OK to Reproduce

Non

Évalué par des pairs

Yes

L’objectif

To estimate incidence of post-release injecting drug use (IDU) among men who injected drugs before imprisonment and determine factors associated with post-release IDU frequency.

Constatations/points à retenir

Among Australian men who inject drugs before imprisonment, resumption of injecting drug use (IDU) after release from prison appears to be common, with imprisonment seeming to have little impact on reducing IDU behaviour.

La conception ou méthodologie de recherche

Prospective cohort study (n=195)

Mots clés

Legal system/law enforcement
About PWUD
Illegal drugs