Opiate substitution treatment to reduce in-prison drug injection: A natural experiment

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 460-463

  Kinner, Stuart A ^a,b,c,d   Moore, Elizabeth ^e   Spittal, Matthew J ^a   Indig, Devon ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^e Justice Health Centre for Health Research in Criminal Justice   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Injecting drug use; Opiate substitution treatment; Prison

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; METHAMPHETAMINE; OPIATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJECTING DRUG USE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISON; PRISONER; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AUSTRALIA; INJECTING DRUG USE; OPIATE SUBSTITUTION TREATMENT; PRISON;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; OPIATE SUBSTITUTION TREATMENT; PREVALENCE; PRISONERS; QUEENSLAND; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 84884586630     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: 18734758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2013.01.004     Document Type: Article

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