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Article de Périodique
Alcohol dependence: international policy implications for prison populations (2006)
Auteur(s) :
JONES, G. Y. ;
HOFFMANN, N. G.
Année
2006
Page(s) :
6 p.
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
17
Domaine :
Alcool / Alcohol
Discipline :
EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology)
Thésaurus mots-clés
ALCOOL
;
DEPENDANCE
;
PRISON
;
DIAGNOSTIC
;
ABUS
;
PREVALENCE
Thésaurus géographique
ROYAUME-UNI
;
ETATS-UNIS
Résumé :
BACKGROUND: In light of the emphasis on drug abuse, this study explored the relative prevalence of substance use disorders among United Kingdom (UK) prison inmates in the context of findings from a general inmate population in the United States (US). The lead author of the report conducted a structured diagnostic interview with 155 new admissions to one of two prisons in the UK using the CAAPE (Comprehensive Addiction And Psychological Evaluation), a structured diagnostic interview, to ensure consistent assessments. The US sample consisted of 6,881 male inmates in a state prison system evaluated with an automated version of the SUDDS-IV (Substance Use Disorder Diagnostic Schedule-IV) interview. RESULTS: Alcohol dependence emerged as the most prevalent substance use disorder in both UK prisons and in the US sample. Relative frequencies of abuse and dependence for alcohol and other drugs revealed that dependence on a given substance was more prevalent than abuse ad defined by the current diagnostic criteria. CONCLUSION: Despite the emphasis on drugs in correctional populations, alcohol dependence appears to be the most prominent substance use disorder among the incarcerated in both the US and UK and must be considered in developing treatment programs and policy priorities. (Author' s abstract)
Affiliation :
Rehabilitation for Addicted Prisoners Trust U.K., 39 Wellington Street, Thame, Oxfordshire, 0X9 3BW
Royaume-Uni. United Kingdom.
Royaume-Uni. United Kingdom.