... had approximately 20 times the rate of healthcare visits for alcohol use, drug use and illicit drug-related overdoses. Among those with CJI, females had a higher prevalence of overall healthcare visits, whereas males had a higher prevalence of substance use-specific visits. Research limitations...

...Rose Rosemary Ricciardelli; Matthew S. Johnston; Katharina Maier Purpose Prisonersare at disproportionate risk of suffering substance-related harms. The administration of naloxone is essential to reversing opioid overdose and minimizing substance-related harms in prison and the community...

...Megan Reed; Anne Siegler; Loni P. Tabb; Florence Momplaisir; Dorsche Krevitz; Stephen Lankenau Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present evaluation results. People exiting incarceration who use opioids are at an elevated risk for overdose following release. People living with HIV (PLWH) who...

... therapy (OAT). A considerable proportion of overdose-related deaths in the province of Ontario are individuals who have recently been released from prison. The purpose of this paper is to highlight that discontinuation of OAT as a disciplinary measure remains an active concern within prisons in Canada...

... is to explore these challenges as they relate to reentry, relapse to injection opioid use, and overdose. Design/methodology/approach – The authors conducted 25 in-depth semi-structured interviews among PWID living in St Petersburg, Russia who had been incarcerated within the past two years. Participants...