Date de publication
Géographie
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Évalué par des pairs
L’objectif
To date, little is known about what factors may contribute to the continuation of drug use during imprisonment.
Constatations/points à retenir
Of all 1326 participants, 719 (54%) used drugs in the 12 months prior to their incarceration and 462 (35%) did so while in prison. There was a strong association between drug use before and during imprisonment. Of those who recently used drugs in the community, half (52%) continued to do so while incarcerated. Factors independently associated with continuation (versus cessation) were young age, treatment history, polydrug use, and poor mental health. In a secondary analysis, initiation of drug use while in prison was further related to incarceration history and low education.
La conception ou méthodologie de recherche
Self-reported data were collected from a random sample of 1326 adults (123 women) incarcerated across 15 prisons in Belgium.
