Titre : | A literature review of international implementation of opioid substitution treatment in prisons: equivalence of care? (2009) |
Auteurs : | S. LARNEY ; K. DOLAN |
Type de document : | Article : Périodique |
Dans : | European Addiction Research (Vol.15, n°2, March 2009) |
Article en page(s) : | 107-112 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | TRA (Traitement et prise en charge / Treatment and care) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus mots-clés PRISON ; SUBSTITUTION ; TRAITEMENT DE MAINTENANCE ; EPIDEMIOLOGIE DESCRIPTIVEThésaurus géographique INTERNATIONAL |
Résumé : | BACKGROUND/AIMS: Opioid substitution treatment (OST) is an effective treatment for heroin dependence. The World Health Organization has recommended that OST be implemented in prisons because of its role in reducing drug injection and associated problems such as HIV transmission. The aim of this paper was to examine the extent to which OST has been implemented in prisons internationally. METHODS: Literature review. RESULTS: As of January 2008, OST had been implemented in prisons in at least 29 countries or territories. For 20 of those countries, the proportion of all prisoners in OST could be calculated, with results ranging from less than 1% to over 14%. At least 37 countries offer OST in community settings, but not prisons. CONCLUSION: This study has identified an increase in the international implementation of OST in prisons. However, there remain large numbers of prisoners who are unable to access OST, even in countries that provide such programs. This raises issues of equivalence of care for prisoners and HIV prevention in prisons. |
Domaine : | Autres substances / Other substances |
Sous-type de document : | Revue de la littérature / Literature review |
Refs biblio. : | 52 |
Affiliation : | Program of International Research and Training, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, N.S.W., Australie |
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