... not access treatment. Prior harm reduction engagement was consistently associated with uptake, supporting the need for systematic screening at prison entry, strengthened community-to-prison care continuity and integrated mental health services. Corresponding author Mohammad Karamouzian...

... research Harm reduction National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health R01 DA041271 F31 DA054861 Fogarty International Centre of the National Institutes of Health D43TW011324 D43TW010540 The research the authors report in the manuscript was supported...

...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...

... Overdose Correctional workers Harm reduction Naloxone Opioid overdose, when not detected or treated in a timely manner, can lead to neurological damage or death from respiratory depression or arrest (Boom et al., 2012). The administration of naloxone for the treatment of suspected...

...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...

... opportunities for training and distribution. Access to a cellphone is important in enabling calls to 911 and should be included in discharge planning. Harm reduction Law enforcement Naloxone Drug overdose Emergency treatment Opioid-related disorders Katherine E. McLeod can be contacted...

... Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Stigma Qualitative research Drug dependence Opioid substitution therapy Harm reduction Methadone maintenance treatment After South Africa, Southeast Asian countries have the second highest burden of HIV infection globally...

.... 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...

... 02 2019 24 04 2019 18 06 2019 18 06 2019 20 06 2019 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2019 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Substance abuse Harm reduction Health in prison Blood-borne viral infections Prisoners Sexual health...

... Limited 2019 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Patient satisfaction Lebanon Prisons Harm reduction Buprenorphine Opioid substitution OUD mainly comprises heroin or any analgesic with an opiate component. It has been consistently recognized...

... 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...

... Prophylaxis (PrEP) (Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2016b). Criminal justice system Offender health HIV/AIDS Qualitative research Sexual health Harm reduction © Emerald Publishing Limited 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only 30 08 2016 23 01...

...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...

... Harm reduction Hepatitis A Hepatitis A immunity All patients who were offered HAV antibody testing agreed to participate. They were all male and the median age was 27 years (range 20-57). Primary areas of origin were Africa (Sub-Saharan Africa (31.9 percent, 95 percent CI 23.9-40.8) and North...

... educators; one (2 per cent) was a local health service administrator, and three (5 per cent) had no direct role but were external opinion leaders. Hepatitis C Injecting drug use Harm reduction Prisons Antiviral treatment HCV Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a major public health...

.... 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...

...://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 higher rates of alcohol misuse have...