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Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 

 
Health Outcomes for Clients of Needle and Syringe Programs in Prisons.
Lazarus JV, Safreed-Ha
rmon K, Hetherington KL,
et al
Epidemiol Rev
. 2018 Apr 12

Abstract

Prescribing Opioid Replacement Therapy in U.S. Correctional Settings.
Farahmand P, Modesto-Lowe V, Chaplin MM.  
J Am Acad Psychiatry Law. 2017 Dec;45(4):472-477
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Cohort profile: seek, test, treat and retain United States criminal justice cohort.
Chandler R, Gordon MS, Kruszka B, \ et al 

Subst Abuse Treat Prev Polic
y
. 2017 May 16;12(1):24
Paper

"It Goes on Everywhere": Injection Drug Use in Canadian Federal Prisons.
van der Meulen E. 

Subst Use Misuse
. 2017 Jun 7;52(7):884-891.
Abstract

Childhood Adversities and Substance Misuse Among the Incarcerated: Implications for Treatment and Practice in Correctional Settings.
Marotta PL.

Subst Use Misuse
. 2017 May 12;52(6):717-733.
Abstract

Addressing excess risk of overdose among recently incarcerated people in the USA: harm reduction interventions in correctional settings.
Brinkley-Rubinstein L, Cloud DH, et al
Int J Prison Health
. 2017 Mar 13;13(1):25-31.
Abstract

Does exposure to opioid substitution treatment in prison reduce the risk of death after release? A national prospective observational study in England.
Marsden J, Stillwell G, Jones H, et a
l
Addiction
. 2017 Feb 4.
Abstract

Monitoring a Prison Opioid Treatment Program Over a Period of Change to Clinical Governance Arrangements, 2007-2013.
Larney S, Lai W, Dolan K, Zador D.
J Subst Abuse Treat. 2016 Nov;70:58-63
Abstract

Resumption of injecting drug use following release from prison in Australia.
Winter RJ, Young JT, Stoové M, et al

Drug Alcohol Depend
. 2016 Nov 1;168:104-111
Abstract

Decrease in self-reported offences and incarceration rates during methadone treatment: A comparison between patients switching from buprenorphine to methadone and maintenance treatment incident users (ANRS-Methaville trial).
Carrieri P, Vilotitch A, Nordmann S,
 et al
Int J Drug Policy
. 2016 Oct 19;39:86-91
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
The Prison Economy of Needles and Syringes: What Opportunities Exist for Blood Borne Virus Risk Reduction When Prices Are so High?
Treloar C, McCredie L, Lloyd AR. 

PLoS One
. 2016 Sep 9;11(9):e0162399. 

Paper

Examining Treatment Climate Across Prison-Based Substance Abuse Treatment Groups.
Kelly CE, Welsh WN.
Subst Use Misuse. 2016 Jun 6;51(7):902-11.
Abstract

Extended-release naltrexone opioid treatment at jail re-entry (XOR).
McDonald RD, Tofighi B, Laska E, et al

Contemp Clin Trials
. 2
016 May 10.
Abstract

Factors associated with interest in receiving prison-based methadone maintenance therapy in Malaysia.
Mukherjee TI, Wickersham JA, et al
Drug Alcohol Depend. 2016 May 9
Abstract

Efficacy of a Computerized Intervention on HIV and Intimate Partner Violence Among Substance-Using Women in Community Corrections: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Gilbert L, Goddard-Eckrich D, Hunt T, et al
Am J Public Health. 2016 Apr 14:e1-e9
Abstract

Injecting drug use, sexual risk, HIV knowledge and harm reduction uptake in a large prison in Bali, Indonesia.
Sawitri AA, Hartawan AA, Craine N, et al
Int J Prison Health. 2016 Mar 14;12(1):27-38
Abstract

Prevalence and Correlates of the Use of Prefilled Syringes Among Persons Who Inject Drugs in San Diego, CA.
Armenta RF, Roth AM, Wagner KD,  et al

J Urban Health
. 2015 Sep 17
Abstract

A cost-effectiveness analysis of opioid substitution therapy upon release in reducing mortality among prisoners with a history of opioid dependence.
Gisev N, Shanahan M, Weatherburn DJ,  
Addiction. 2015 Jul 25.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Therapeutic Community Treatment of an Inmate Population with Substance Use Disorders: Post-Release Trends in Re-Arrest, Re-Incarceration, and Drug Misuse Relapse.
Galassi A, Mpofu E, Athanasou J.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2015 Jun 19;
Paper

Methadone continuation versus forced withdrawal on incarceration in a combined US prison and jail: a randomised, open-label trial.
Rich JD, McKenzie M, Larney S,  et al
Lancet. 2015 May 28

Abstract

Substance Use and HIV Among Female Sex Workers and Female Prisoners: Risk Environments and Implications for Prevention, Treatment, and Policies.
Strathdee SA, West BS, Reed E, et al

J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr
. 2015 Jun 1;69 Suppl 1:S110-S117.

Abstract

People who inject drugs in prison: HIV prevalence, transmission and prevention.
Dolan K, Moazen B, Noori A,  et al
 I
nt J Drug Policy
. 2015 Feb;26 Suppl 1:S12-5.
Abstract

Prison outcomes of buprenorphine maintenance for prisoners: results from a pilot intervention in Tihar prisons, India.
Jhanjee S, Pant S, Girdhar N, et al
Alcohol Alcohol. 2014 Sep;49 Suppl 1:i64-i65
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Selection of Variables that Influence Drug Injection in Prison: Comparison of Methods with Multiple Imputed Data Sets.
Haji-Maghsoudi S, Haghdoost AA, Baneshi MR.
Addict Health
. 2014 Winter;6(1-2):36-44.
Paper

Medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorders in correctional settings: An ethics review.
Ludwig AS, Peters RH.
Int J Drug Policy. 2014 Aug 30.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT PDf ARTICLE
Incidence and correlates of hepatitis C virus infection in a large cohort of prisoners who have injected drugs
Snow KJ, Young JT, Preen DB,  et al
BMC Public Health
. 2014 Aug 11;14(1):830.
Paper

Striking subgroup differences in substance-related mortality after release from prison.
Forsyth SJ, Alati R, Ober C, 3t al
Addiction. 2014 Jun 10.
Abstract

A randomized controlled trial of prison-initiated buprenorphine: Prison outcomes and community treatment entry.
Gordon MS, Kinlock TW, Schwartz RP, et al

Drug Alcohol Depend
. 2014 Jun 2.
Abstract

An evaluation of hepatic enzyme elevations among HIV-infected released prisoners enrolled in two randomized placebo-controlled trials of extended release naltrexone.
Vagenas P, Di Paola A, Herme M,  et al

J Subst Abuse Treat
.
2014 Mar 12.
Abstract

FULL TEXT ARTICLE
Influence of pattern of missing data on performance of imputation methods: an example using national data on drug injection in prisons.

Haji-Maghsoudi S, Haghdoost AA, Rastegari A, Baneshi MR.
Int J Health Policy Manag. 2013 Jun 3;1(1):69-
Paper

Factors Influencing Drug Injection History among Prisoners: A Comparison between Classification and Regression Trees and Logistic Regression Analysis.
Rastegari A, Haghdoost AA, Baneshi MR.
Addict Health. 2013 Winter;5(1-2):7-15.
Abstract

Design and methods of a double blind randomized placebo-controlled trial of extended-release naltrexone for alcohol dependent and hazardous drinking prisoners with HIV who are transitioning to the community.
Springer SA, Altice FL, Herme M, Di Paola A
.ontemp Clin Trials. 2013 Dec 30
Abstract

Cost-effectiveness of HCV case-finding for people who inject drugs via dried blood spot testing in specialist addiction services and prisons.
Martin NK, Hickman M, Miners A,  et al

BMJ Open
. 2013 Aug 13;3(8).
Abstract

Cocaine Use Disorder Prevalence: From Current DSM-IV to Proposed DSM-5 Diagnostic Criteria With Both a Two and Three Severity Level Classification System.
Proctor SL, Kopak AM, Hoffmann NG.
Psychol Addict Behav. 2013 Aug 5
Abstract

Non-fatal overdose among adult prisoners with a history of injecting drug use in two Australian states.
Moore E, Winter R, Indig D,  et al
Drug Alcohol Depend. 2013 Jul 15.
Abstract

Bupropion diversion and misuse in the correctional facility.
Hilliard WT, Barloon L, Farley P,  et al

J Correct Health Care
. 2013 Jul;19(3):211-7.
Abstract

Predictors of retention in a drug-free unit/substance abuse treatment in prison.
Casares-López MJ, González-Menéndez A, Festinger DS,  et al
Int J Law Psychiatry
. 2013 May-Aug;36(3-4):264-72.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE
Body packing by rectal insertion of cocaine packets: a case report.
Neves FF, Cupo P, Muglia VF,  et al
BMC Res Notes
. 2013 May 3;6(1):178
Paper

Take-Home Emergency Naloxone to Prevent Heroin Overdose Deaths after Prison Release: Rationale and Practicalities for
the N-ALIVE Randomized Trial.
Strang J, Bird SM, Parmar MK.
J Urban Healt
2013 May
Abstract

All-cause mortality in criminal justice clients with substance use problems-A prospective follow-up study.
Hakansson A, Berglund M
Drug Alcohol Depend
. 2013 Apr 24.
Abstract

Alcohol Use Disorder Diagnoses in the Criminal Justice System: An Analysis of the Compatibility of Current DSM-IV, Proposed DSM-5.0, and DSM-5.1 Diagnostic Criteria in a Correctional Sample.
Kopak AM, Metze AV, Hoffmann NG
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2013 Apr 17
Abstract

Disparities in Criminal Court Referrals to Drug Treatment and Prison for Minority Men.
Nicosia N, Macdonald JM, Arkes J.
Am J Public Health. 2013 Apr 18.
Abstract

Opiate substitution treatment to reduce in-prison drug injection: A natural experiment.
Kinner SA, Moore E, Spittal MJ, Indig D.
Int J Drug Policy. 2013 Mar 1.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Substance use among inmates at the Eldoret prison in Western Kenya.
Kinyanjui DW, Atwoli L.
BMC Psychiatry
. 2013 Feb 13;13(1):53
Paper

Methadone dose at the time of release from prison significantly influences retention in treatment: Implications from a pilot study of HIV-infected prisoners transitioning to the community in Malaysia.
Wickersham JA, Zahari MM, Azar MM,  et al
Drug Alcohol Depend. 2013 Feb 12.
Abstract

An assessment of the compatibility of DSM-IV and proposed DSM-5 criteria in the diagnosis of cannabis use disorders.
Kopak AM, Proctor SL, Hoffmann NG.
Subst Use Misuse. 2012 Oct;47(12):1328-38.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Overview of substance use disorders and incarceration of African American males.
Mukku VK, Benson TG, Alam F, et al 
Front Psychiatry. 2012;3:98.
Paper

Integrated services plus drug treatment as a system alternative to crime control and parole.
Danzer G.
Soc Work Public Health
. 2012 Nov;27(7):687-98.
Abstract

What predicts retention on an in-prison drug treatment program?
Casares-López MJ, González-Menéndez A, Fernández P, et al
Span J Psychol
. 2012 Nov;15(3):1349-60.

Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Return to drug use and overdose after release from prison: a qualitative study of risk and protective factors.
Binswanger IA, Nowels C, Corsi KF, et al
Addict Sci Clin Pract. 2012;7(1):3.
Paper

FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE
Risk factors for criminal recidivism -- a prospective follow-up study in prisoners with substance abuse.
Hakansson A, Berglund M.
BMC Psychiatry
. 2012 Aug 15;12(1):111.
Paper

Postprison Release HIV-Risk Behaviors in a Randomized Trial of Methadone Treatment for Prisoners.
Wilson ME, Kinlock TW, Gordon MS, et al
Am J Addict. 2012 Sep;21(5):476-87.
Abstract

Asociality and Engagement in Adult Offenders in Substance Abuse Treatment.
Pankow J, Knight K.
Behav Sci Law
. 2012 Jul 12.
Abstract

Predictors of Drug Use in Prison among Incarcerated Black Men.
Rowell TL, Wu E, Hart CL, Haile R, El-Bassel N.
Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 2012 Jul 2.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Retention on Buprenorphine Is Associated with High Levels of Maximal Viral Suppression among
HIV-Infected Opioid Dependent Released Prisoners.
Springer SA, Qiu J, Saber-Tehrani AS, Altice FL.
PLoS One. 2012;7(5):e38335
Paper

Tuberculosis and HIV in people who inject drugs: evidence for action for tuberculosis, HIV,
prison and harm reduction services.

Getahun H, Gunneberg C, Sculier D,  et al
Curr Opin HIV AIDS. 2012 Jul;7(4):345-53.
Abstract

An Evaluation of a Short-Term Drug Treatment for Jail Inmates.
Bahr SJ, Harris PE, Strobell JH, Taylor BM.
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2012 May 28.
Abstract

Fitness levels and physical activity among class A drug users entering prison.
Fischer J, Butt C, Dawes H, et al Br
J Sports Med
. 2012 Apr 20
Abstract

Opioid maintenance in European prisons: is the treatment gap closing?
Hedrich D, Farrell M.
Addiction
. 2012 Mar;107(3):461-3
Abstract

Medication-Assisted Treatment in Criminal Justice Agencies Affiliated with the Criminal Justice-Drug
Abuse Treatment Studies (CJ-DATS): Availability, Barriers, and Intentions.

Friedmann PD, Hoskinson R, Gordon M,  et al
Subst Abus
. 2012 Jan;33(1):9-18.
Abstract

Rate of community methadone treatment reporting at jail reentry following a methadone increased dose quality improvement effort.
Harris A, Selling D, Luther C,
Subst Abus. 2012 Jan;33(1):70-5.
Abstract
 
Assessing need for medication-assisted treatment for opiate-dependent prison inmates.
Albizu-García CE, Caraballo JN, Caraballo-Correa G,  et al
Subst Abus. 2012 Jan;33(1):60-9.
Abstract

Substance abuse and criminal thinking: Testing the countervailing, mediation, and specificity
hypotheses
.

Walters GD.
Law Hum Behav. 2012 Jan 16
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Motivation for treatment among women offenders in prison-based treatment and longitudinal outcomes among those who participate in community aftercare.

Grella CE, Rodriguez L.
J Psychoactive Drugs. 2011 Sep;Suppl 7:58-67.
Paper

An Adverse Reaction to Buprenorphine/Naloxone Induction in Prison: A Case Report.
Rich JD, McKenzie M, Dickman S,  et al;
Addict Disord Their Treat. 2011 Dec;10(4):199-200.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
A multi-site, randomized study of strengths-based case management with substance-abusing parolees.
Prendergast M, Frisman L, Sacks JY, et al 
J Exp Criminol. 2011 Sep;7(3):225-253.
Paper

Guideline, Education, and Peer Comparison to Reduce Prescriptions of Benzodiazepines and Low-Dose
Quetiapine in Prison.
Reeves R.
J Correct Health Care
. 2011 Sep 30.
Abstract

The effectiveness of opioid maintenance treatment in prison settings: a systematic review.
Hedrich D, Alves P, Farrell M, et al
Addiction. 2011 Sep 29
Abstract

Therapeutic substance abuse treatment for incarcerated women.
Finfgeld-Connett D, Johnson ED.
Clin Nurs Res. 2011 Nov;20(4):462-81.
Abstract

Development and validation of a self-rating scale for betel quid chewers based on a male-prisoner population in Taiwan:
The Betel Quid Dependence Scale.
Lee CY, Chang CS, Shieh TY, Chang YY.
Drug Alcohol Depend. 2011 Sep 26.
Abstract

The effectiveness of opioid maintenance treatment in prison settings: a systematic review.
Hedrich D, Alves P, Farrell M, et al
Addiction. 2011 Sep 29
Abstract

Incarceration Predicts Virologic Failure for HIV-Infected Injection Drug Users Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy.
Westergaard RP, Kirk GD, Richesson DR,  et al
Clin Infect Dis
. 2011 Oct;53(7):725-31.
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Effect of prison-based opioid substitution treatment, and post-release retention in treatment, on risk of re-incarceration.
Larney S, Toson B, Burns L, Dolan K.
Addiction
. 2011 Aug 18.
Abstract

Results of a pilot randomized controlled trial of buprenorphine for opioid dependent women in the criminal justice system.
Cropsey KL, Lane PS, Hale GJ, et al
Drug Alcohol Depend. 2011 Jul 20.
Abstract

A Case-control Study of HIV Infection Among Incarcerated Female Drug Users: Impact of Sharing Needles and Having Drug-using Sexual Partners.
Peng EY, Yeh CY, Cheng SH,  et al
J Formos Med Assoc
. 2011 Jul;110(7):446-53.
Abstract

Benefits and costs of substance abuse treatment programs for state prison inmates: results from a
lifetime simulation model.
Zarkin GA, Cowell AJ, Hicks KA, et al
Health Econ
. 2011 Apr 19

Abstract

Mortality among a cohort of drug users after their release from prison:
an evaluation of the effectiveness of a harm reduction program in Taiwan.
Huang YF, Kuo HS, Lew-Ting CY,  et al

Addiction
. 2011 Mar 25
Abstract

 

Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters,
and Posters

 
Screening for Co-Occurring Mental and Substance Use Disorders in Minority Offenders
A Duncan, S Sacks, G Melnick
(135 APHA)
Abstract

Substance Abuse Treatment for Adult Offenders: The Prevalence and Access Rates Across
Prisons, Jails, and Community Correctional Agencies
FS Taxman, LD Harrison
(135 APHA)
Abstract
 
Integration of Criminal Justice and Substance Abuse Agencies: Measurement
Concepts

B Fletcher, W Lehman, FS Taxman, et al
135 APHA)
Abstract
 
Estimating the Size of the Correctional Population and Substance Abuse Needs
Using the National Criminal Justice Treatment Practices Survey

ML Perdoni, FS Taxman, D Young
(135 APHA)
Abstract
 


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