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dc.contributor.authorKinner, SA
dc.contributor.authorMoore, E
dc.contributor.authorSpittal, MJ
dc.contributor.authorIndig, D
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-30T03:03:32Z
dc.date.available2018-04-30T03:03:32Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.identifier.issn0955-3959
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.drugpo.2013.01.004
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/171831
dc.description.abstractBackground There is emerging evidence that opiate substitution treatment (OST) in prison is associated with reduced injecting drug use (IDU). In Australia OST is available in prison for men and women in all jurisdictions except Queensland, where it is available only for women. The aim of this study was to examine the association between in-prison OST and in-prison IDU in New South Wales (NSW) and Queensland. Methods Cross-sectional survey of Australian prisoners in NSW (N = 1128) and Queensland (N = 1325). Lifetime IDU and in-prison IDU measured by self-report. Results Lifetime history of IDU was significantly more common among females than males in both jurisdictions. Among those with a lifetime history of IDU, the lifetime prevalence of in-prison IDU was significantly higher for males than females in both jurisdictions, however the magnitude of this sex difference was considerably greater in Queensland than in NSW. Conclusion Provision of OST in prison is associated with a reduced lifetime prevalence of in-prison drug injection, among those with a lifetime history of IDU. Irrespective of OST policies, women with a history of IDU are less likely than their male counterparts to inject in prison; reasons for this novel and replicable sex difference require further examination.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.publisher.place10.1016/j.drugpo.2013.01.004
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom460
dc.relation.ispartofpageto463
dc.relation.ispartofissue5
dc.relation.ispartofjournalInternational Journal of Drug Policy
dc.relation.ispartofvolume24
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBiomedical and clinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchHuman society
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPsychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode32
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode44
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode52
dc.titleOpiate substitution treatment to reduce in-prison drug injection: A natural experiment
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorKinner, Stuart A.


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