... substitution therapy Prison officers Drug dependence Prison staff Qualitative research Harm reduction Corresponding author Allison Mobley ammobley@uw.edu 01 11 2024 29 03 2025 12 05 2025 24 06 2025 © 2025 Emerald Publishing Limited 2025 Emerald Publishing Limited...

...MohammadBagher SaberiZafarghandi; Sahar Eshrati; Ali Shoorsan; Amir Kohzadi Purpose Substance use disorder is one of the most prevalent health issues among prison populations. In this regard, addiction treatment and harm reduction programs have been implemented in Iranian prisons since 2002...

... 09 2023 24 09 2023 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2023 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Opioids Overdose Correctional workers Harm reduction Naloxone Opioid overdose, when not detected or treated in a timely manner, can lead to neurological damage...

...Linsey Ann Belisle; Elia Del Carmen Solano-Patricio Purpose As prison drug use continues to be a concern worldwide, harm reduction practices serve as an alternative approach to traditional abstinence-only or punishment-oriented methods to address substance use behind bars. The purpose...

...Julia Anne Silano; Carla Treloar; Thomas Wright; Tracey Brown; Colette McGrath; Phillip Snoyman Purpose This commentary aims to reveal how a steering committee has effectively responded to advancing accessibility to harm reduction resources, hepatitis C virus (HCV) policy and health strategies...

... the total number of THN kits used to save lives. Similar to other community naloxone programs, the BC THN program emphasizes calling 911 as the first step in overdose response (Toward the Heart BC Centre for Disease Control Harm Reduction Services, 2019a). Assistance from emergency services is important due...

... insights (both methadone and non-methadone prisoners). In this way, the researcher avoided relying exclusively on the chief of security and health-care staff to identify potential participants. Stigma Qualitative research Drug dependence Opioid substitution therapy Harm reduction Methadone...

.... Further, the authors found that when the activities associated with HIV transmission are criminalized, strategies of capture extend the affective force of criminalization first in the inadequate provision of health-care and pharma-care services, second in state resistance to implement harm reduction...

...Jordan Parsons; Chelsea Cox Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss the possibility of using pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) as an HIV harm reduction intervention in prisons. PrEP is primarily discussed in relation to men who have sex with men (MSM), meaning other high-risk populations...

..., with a history of previous imprisonment and with a history of drug use. Substance abuse Harm reduction Health in prison Blood-borne viral infections Prisoners Sexual health The research proposal (technical and ethical codes) was approved by the Ethics Committee of Kurdistan University of Medical...

... Lebanon Prisons Harm reduction Buprenorphine Opioid substitution OUD mainly comprises heroin or any analgesic with an opiate component. It has been consistently recognized as a neurobiological disorder, with recent clinical neuropsychological studies focusing on advanced neuroimaging to uncover...

... program for healthcare staff conducting participant training sessions; potential for improved prison population engagement and awareness of the program; tailoring program resources to the unique needs of an incarcerated population; challenges connecting participants to community harm reduction resources...

... 2016 23 01 2017 30 03 2017 31 03 2017 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Criminal justice system Offender health HIV/AIDS Qualitative research Sexual health Harm reduction People of color...

...Gen Sander; Fionnuala Murphy Purpose Raise awareness about the disproportionate impact of HIV and hepatitis C (HCV) on prisoners worldwide and the need for key harm reduction services such as needle and syringe programmes and opioid substitution therapy in prisons offer practical recommendations...

...Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein; David H. Cloud; Chelsea Davis; Nickolas Zaller; Ayesha Delany-Brumsey; Leah Pope; Sarah Martino; Benjamin Bouvier; Josiah Rich Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss overdose among those with criminal justice experience and recommend harm reduction strategies...

... percent (95 percent CI 0.7-7.1) reported having sex with men. Vaccination Prisons Immigrant health Harm reduction Hepatitis A Hepatitis A immunity Hepatitis A virus (HAV) spreads through the faecal-oral route and is transmitted primarily via ingestion of contaminated food, water...

.... Sexual intercourse while in prison was reported by 3.0 percent (95 percent CI 0.82-5.26 percent) of study respondents. One-third of non-injectors were unaware of the preventative role of condom use. This study suggests that despite harm reduction initiatives within Kerobokan prison HIV risk behavior...

... to psychologists for assessment and treatment of the mental health HCV-infected inmates. Hepatitis C Injecting drug use Harm reduction Prisons Antiviral treatment HCV Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a major public health problem for programmes worldwide, with an estimated 180 million...

... may be seen at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode . 2016 Criminal justice system Substance abuse Young offenders Offender health Public health Harm reduction In the UK, 24 per cent of the general population are reported to have an alcohol use disorder, whereas...

...Venkatesan Chakrapani; Ram Kamei; Hoineilam Kipgen; Jayanta Kumar Kh Purpose The authors aimed to examine the incarceration experiences of injecting drug users in accessing harm reduction, and HIV‐related services inside prisons in India. Design/methodology/approach The authors conducted three...