- The health of people in Australias prisons 2022, Illicit drug use
The likelihood of injecting drug use decreases with incarceration, but high-risk injecting behaviours increase, particularly among young people, as does the risk of hepatitis C and other bloodborne virus transmissions (Cunningham et al 2018) Illicit drug use, particularly injecting drug use, influences physical and mental health
- Prison, alcohol and drug use - Alcohol and Drug Foundation
Learn about alcohol and drug use in prison settings, including rehabilitation programs, harm reduction approaches, and reintegration support services for inmates
- Factors associated with drug and alcohol dependency among women in prison
The Drug Use Careers of Offenders (DUCO) studies found high levels of drug and alcohol dependency among women, men and juveniles incarcerated in Australian prisons
- Drug Use in the Inmate Population - Corrective Services NSW Home
Executive Summary This report presents drug statistics and research findings pertaining to the New South Wales (NSW) prison population drawn from the Biennial Data Collection series This represents the sixth survey in the series - the first of which was conducted in 1998 A fundamental role of this series is to examine the extent and nature of drug-related crime, drug use patterns (both prior
- Alcohol, tobacco other drugs in Australia, People in contact with the . . .
Alcohol, tobacco and other drug use is a major cause of preventable disease, illness and death in Australia This report consolidates recent information on the availability and consumption of
- The Prison and Transition Health (PATH) cohort study: Prevalence of . . .
We describe the prevalence of socio-demographics, physical and mental health, alcohol and other drug use, and crime characteristics of men with histories of injecting drug use after their release from prison in Victoria, Australia
- Key findings from the Drug Use Careers of Offenders study
This paper extends the Drug Use Careers of Offenders study (DUCO) and presents the key findings of the final component of the study – a survey conducted in Australia with young people incarcerated in juvenile detention centres
- Adults in prison - Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Health of people in prison People in prison have higher levels of mental health problems, risky alcohol consumption, tobacco smoking, illicit drug use, chronic disease and communicable diseases than the general population (AIHW 2023) This means they have substantial and complex health and welfare needs, often long term or chronic
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