High rates of resumption of injecting drug use following release from prison among men who injected drugs before imprisonment.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

To estimate incidence of post-release injecting drug use (IDU) among men who injected drugs before imprisonment and determine factors associated with post-release IDU frequency.

Design, setting, participants

Prospective cohort study of men reporting monthly IDU before a period of sentenced imprisonment in Victoria, Australia, recruited between September 2014 and May 2016 (n = 195).

Measurements

Any post-release IDU and IDU frequency was measured via self-report at 3-month follow-up interview. IDU frequency, measured over the preceding month, was categorised as no IDU, irregular IDU (1-4 days IDU) and regular IDU (≥5 days IDU). Incidence of any IDU was calculated at 3 months post-release. Factors associated with IDU frequency were estimated using ordinal logistic

SUBMITTER: Curtis M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9796148 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature