About the project
The global burden of disease associated with substance use disorders disproportionately impacts the most vulnerable groups in society, including people currently serving time in, or who have been released from, prison. Around half of all people in prison have an SUD when they first arrive, and the risk of overdose and relapse after release and re-entry into society is extremely high. This group is also more likely to experience health-related, social and financial disadvantage. The context of prison may make SUD treatment more “available” to individuals who previously had little and/or sporadic contact with relevant SUD services. This project aimed to examine how SUD treatment in prison works in practice, to analyze different mechanisms and processes associated with prison-based SUD initiatives, as well as the implications these initiatives have for release, recovery and life after imprisonment
The project used qualitative methods and was part of the PriSUD research project, and was a sibling project to PrisonHEALTH.
Results
The aim of the project was to contribute to the development of new knowledge aimed towards increasing the quality of life, and somatic and mental health of individuals in prison before, during and after imprisonment.
