Using the Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test to predict substance-related hospitalisation after release from prison: A cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Poor substance use-related health outcomes after release from prison are common. Identifying people at greatest risk of substance use and related harms post-release would help to target support at those most in need. The Alcohol Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) is a validated substance use screener, but its utility in predicting substance-related hospitalisation post-release is unestablished. We measured whether screening for moderate/high-risk substance use on the ASSIST was associated with increased risk of substance-related hospitalisation.

Design

A prospective cohort study.

Setting

Prisons in Queensland and Western Australia.

Participants

Participants were incarcerated and within 6 weeks of expected release when

SUBMITTER: Cumming C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10952305 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature