Identifying and preventing health problems among young drug-misusing offenders

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to identify the health problems and treatment needs of drug-misusing offenders and to draw out the implications of the findings for health education and prevention.Design methodology approach - This analysis is based on data collected as part of the New English...

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Published in:Health education (Bradford, West Yorkshire, England) West Yorkshire, England), 2008-01, Vol.108 (3), p.247-261
Main Authors: Bennett, Trevor, Holloway, Katy
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anxiety Disorders
Blood clots
Cocaine
Correctional Rehabilitation
Drug Abuse
Drug abusers
Drug therapy
Drug Use
England
Family physicians
Females
Foreign Countries
Health Education
Health Needs
Health problems
Identification
Infectious diseases
Interviews
Males
Mental Disorders
Mental Health
Mortality
Narcotics
Prevention
Primary Sources
Program Implementation
Psychiatry
Schools
Social Problems
Substance abuse treatment
Surveys
Treatment needs
Wales
Young people
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Summary:Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to identify the health problems and treatment needs of drug-misusing offenders and to draw out the implications of the findings for health education and prevention.Design methodology approach - This analysis is based on data collected as part of the New English and Welsh Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring (NEW-ADAM) programme. The survey was based on interviews and urine sample collection with over 3,000 arrestees.Findings - The research found that young arrestees experienced a wide range of drug-related and general health problems. The implications of this are discussed in the context of programmes implemented as part of the government's drug strategy.Originality value - The NEW-ADAM surveys provide an original source of information on the drug and general health needs of young people at the first point of entry in the criminal justice system.
ISSN:0965-4283
1758-714X
DOI:10.1108/09654280810867114