Risk factors for heroin use following release from jail or prison in adults in a Central Appalachian state between 2012-2017.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Corrections-involved adults with a history of opioid use disorder are at elevated risk of opioid overdose following release from correctional settings. Increased opioid prescribing restrictions and monitoring during a time when heroin is becoming cheaper and ubiquitous means that adults who misused prescription opioids prior to incarceration may be reentering communities at greater risk for heroin exposure and use.

Objectives

Determine risk factors of post-release heroin use among a sample of adults who participated in corrections-based drug treatment in Kentucky released between 2012 and 2017.

Methods

Survey data obtained as part of an ongoing evaluation of corrections-based drug treatment were examined.

Results

The final sample (N = 1,563) was majo

SUBMITTER: Smith KE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7678949 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature