...Kelly Taylor; Sally Amor Purpose Synthetic benzodiazepines pose significant health risks, especially within prison settings where substance use, multi-morbidity and constrained healthcare environments intersect. As the illicit drug market continues to evolve, prisons face increasing challenges...

... Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Drug abuse Correctional health care Injecting drug use Needle exchange Offender health Illicit drugs Risk-taking behaviours, such as substance use and needle sharing, are typically more common in correctional settings than...

... were included in this study. Approximately one-third inmates (32.71%; n = 124) experienced illicit drug in lifetime. Nearly one-third (28.76%; n = 109) of the prisoners were drug users before incarceration and 11.87% (n = 45) used drug inside the prison, of which 33.33...

... Emerald Publishing Limited 2021 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Prison Europe Illicit drugs Case studies Covid-19 Drug services Prisons are places of high exposure to the spread of infections. They are often characterised by overcrowding, poor hygiene...

... in labouring roles. Twenty-seven had been in prison previously, with 11 having been in prison four or more times. Substance abuse Correctional health care Prison Alcohol Qualitative research Drugs Group treatment Illicit drugs Peer education Prison is intended as a punishment and deterrent...

.... Ma. Regina M. Hechanova can be contacted at: rhechanova@ateneo.edu 02 09 2019 11 01 2020 28 05 2020 31 05 2020 01 06 2020 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2020 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Prisoners Illicit drugs Psychological...

...-incarceration transition period is associated with increased mortality, largely due to disruptions in treatment of drug dependence and reintroduction to social environments that can trigger resumption of drug use (Binswanger et al., 2013). The risk of illicit drug-related mortality following release...

...). Criminal justice system Harm reduction Prisoners Illicit drugs Opioid substitution therapy Drug addiction Globally, there has been a significant increase in drug-related overdose deaths in recent years (Martins et al., 2015). Currently the USA is experiencing a growing number...

... for emerging core descriptive content, with coding further refined in an iterative process of data coding and interpretation (Layder, 1993). Tuberculosis Qualitative research Injecting drug use HIV/AIDS Correctional health care Illicit drugs Tuberculosis (TB) represents a major public health...

... ; Merrall et al., 2010 ; Kinner et al., 2011). Khadra Abdi Jama-Alol can be contacted at: khadra.jamaalol@uwa.edu.au © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Offender health Prison Elderly prisoners Prisoners Recidivism Illicit drugs Previous studies...

... and Richter, 2006); reconnect with family and children, process administrative tasks (such as establishing forms of identification); and establish positive social support networks (Parsons and Warner‐Robbins, 2002 ; Maruna, 1998). Prisoners Illicit drugs Qualitative research Public health Drug...