The association of criminal justice supervision setting with overdose mortality: a longitudinal cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Despite the high prevalence of substance use among people in the US criminal justice system, little is known about the incidence of overdose mortality by use patterns, drug convictions and supervision setting. We examined the associations between these characteristics and overdose mortality.

Design

Retrospective cohort study.

Setting and participants

Individuals sentenced to prison, jail, probation or jail plus probation for a felony conviction in Michigan, USA from 2003 to 2006.

Measurements

Using the National Death Index, we assessed overdose mortality to December 2012. We calculated overdose mortality rates by pre-sentence opioid use, drug convictions and supervision setting. Multivariable analyses were conducted using competing risks reg

SUBMITTER: Binswanger IA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7541650 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature