The Impact of Implementing Smoking Bans Among Incarcerated Substance Users: A Qualitative Study

This article reports a study evaluating the effects of implementing smoking bans among drug-using prisoners in Taiwan. Seventy-seven new entrants were recruited in May 2008. Six focus groups were conducted in a prison-based treatment center, the only prison with a total smoking ban in Taiwan. All th...

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Published in:Evaluation & the health professions 2010-12, Vol.33 (4), p.473-479
Main Authors: Chang, Chih-Cheng, Huang, Chih-Ling, Chen, Chih-Yin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Bans
Drug abuse
Drug abusers
Drug Users - psychology
Health administration
Health Policy
Health technology assessment
Humans
Impact analysis
Male
Prisoners
Prisoners - psychology
Prisons
Prisons - standards
Qualitative research
Smoking
Smoking cessation
Smoking Prevention
Substance Abuse Treatment Centers
Taiwan
Tobacco Smoke Pollution - prevention & control
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Summary:This article reports a study evaluating the effects of implementing smoking bans among drug-using prisoners in Taiwan. Seventy-seven new entrants were recruited in May 2008. Six focus groups were conducted in a prison-based treatment center, the only prison with a total smoking ban in Taiwan. All the subjects were male and their average age was 37 years. Three general reactions to the ban were identified across all focus groups: (a) unfair/hypocritical policy; (b) being forced to stop smoking; and (c) finding ways to smoke anyway. Future studies should compare the effects of total versus partial smoking bans among drug abusers in prison to better explore policy options.
ISSN:0163-2787
1552-3918
DOI:10.1177/0163278710369910