Changes in inmates' substance use and dependence from pre-incarceration to one year post-release

Tangney, June P.; Folk, Johanna B.; Graham, David M.; Stuewig, Jeffrey; Blalock, Dan V.; Salatino, Andrew C.; Blasko, Brandy L.; Moore, Kelly

doi:10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2016.05.002

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“…In addition, among those imprisoned for drug-related crimes and not treated during their prison term, the majority relapse within the year following release [ 3 ]. A recent study confirms that 60% of former inmates met at least one criterion of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM 5) for substance dependence at one year post-release [ 4 ].…”

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The Efficacy of Dog Assisted Therapy in Detained Drug Users: A Pilot Study in an Italian Attenuated Custody Institute

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Drug addiction is a major care and safety challenge in prison context. Nowadays, rehabilitation and specific therapeutic programs are suggested to improve health and well-being of inmates during their detention time and to reduce substance abuse relapse after release from prison. Among these programs, several studies reported the benefits for inmates coming from animal assisted interventions. In this pilot controlled study, we investigated the efficacy of a dog assisted therapy program addressed to 22 drug addicted male inmates housed in an attenuated custody institute in Italy. The study lasted six months, the treated group (12 inmates) was involved once a week for one hour in 20 dog assisted therapy sessions, whereas the control group (10 inmates) followed the standard rehabilitation program. One week before the beginning and one week after the end of the sessions, all inmates involved were submitted to symptom checklist-90-revised and Kennedy axis V. Inmates involved in the dog assisted therapy sessions significantly improved their social skills, reducing craving, anxiety and depression symptoms compared to the control group. Despite the limitation due to the small number of inmates enrolled and to the absence of follow up, we found these results encouraging to the use of dog assisted therapy as co-therapy in drug addicted inmates rehabilitation programs, and we claim the need of more extensive study on this subject.

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The Efficacy of Dog Assisted Therapy in Detained Drug Users: A Pilot Study in an Italian Attenuated Custody Institute

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“…3 In a sample of 18 000 formerly incarcerated veterans in contact with VA health care, half were diagnosed with at least one SUD, 40% of which were actively engaging in SUD treatment. 5 Although prison may serve as a period of enforced sobriety, 6 and in fact rates of drug use before incarceration may be higher than those post-release, 7 it remains that substance abuse persists significantly after release from prison-particularly within the first months. One study indicated that 20% of adult prisoners used illicit drugs in the first year upon release.…”

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“…Although prison may serve as a period of enforced sobriety, 6 and in fact rates of drug use before incarceration may be higher than those post-release, 7 it remains that substance abuse persists significantly after release from prison—particularly within the first months. One study indicated that 20% of adult prisoners used illicit drugs in the first year upon release.…”

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Substance Use Rates of Veterans with Depression Leaving Incarceration: A Matched Sample Comparison with General Veterans

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Formerly incarcerated military veterans—comprising approximately 8% of the prison population—experience significant barriers to reentry including homelessness, mental illness, and mortality. One of the most consequential barriers is relapsing into substance use. Most justice-involved veterans (JIV) possess histories of substance abuse before imprisonment, and this rate continues upon release. Mental illness—depression in particular—is often comorbid with substance abuse. With high rates of depression and substance use in a JIV population, it is important to determine to what extent release from prison contributes to predicting substance use and negative clinical outcomes. This study compares rates of substance use and negative outcomes between two matched samples of JIV and general veterans, both with depression and a substance use disorder. It is hypothesized that JIV will have a higher rate of substance use and that use will be associated with higher negative outcomes in the JIV condition. Rates of use of veterans released from prison and general veterans were collected during six-year follow-up periods. Use was defined as the use of an illicit substance or alcohol, if an alcohol use disorder was present, and determined by urine drug tests or self-report recorded in medical notes. Results indicate that JIV used substances at a higher rate compared to those not recently incarcerated, and that such use is predictive of several other negative outcomes including homelessness, use of inpatient substance treatment, and reincarceration. Structured drug treatment programs and other interventions should cater to veterans recently released from prison to offer help in these areas.

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“…Numerosos trabajos han sido dedicados al análisis de los antecedentes y consecuencias de la estancia en prisión en la vida de las personas presas o ex presas, en materias tan diversas como el consumo de sus-tancias (entre otros, Hazel, Yoon y Hayes, 2017; Tangney et al, 2016;Merrall et al, 2010;Farrell y Marsden, 2007), la salud física y/o mental (p.e., Thomas, Spittal, Heffernan, Taxman, Alatis y Kinner, 2016;Cutcher, Degenhardt, Alati y Kinner, 2014;Kinner y Wang, 2014;Schnittker y Andrea, 2007), la reinserción social y laboral (p.e., Rovira i Sopeña, 2016; Jacobs Valentine y Redcross, 2015; Owens, 2009) o la reincidencia y el reingreso en prisión (p.e., Thomas, Spittal, Taxman y Kinner, 2015), por citar algunas. Se trata de cuestiones que a menudo se entrelazan, con frecuentes relaciones de interdependencia.…”

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La intersección entre la estancia en prisión y el sinhogarismo. Análisis comparativo de las características demográficas, antecedentes y condiciones de vida de las personas en situación de sin hogar en función de si han estado o no en prisión

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Numerosos estudios han abordado las características y antecedentes de las personas que se encuentran o han estado en prisión, así como las importantes consecuencias que esta condición ha implicado en el devenir de sus vidas. Sin embargo, muchos menos trabajos han sido dedicados a analizar específicamente la conexión entre aquella y la situación de sinhogarismo, sin que apenas se haya prestado atención a dicha cuestión en nuestro país. Las investigaciones en esta materia apuntan a que ambas circunstancias se encuentran estrechamente relacionadas e interactúan de forma compleja a lo largo del tiempo, en conexión con otros factores, tanto relativos al pasado como al presente, en la conformación final de la historia de vida de cada individuo. Con base en los datos recopilados por el Instituto Nacional de Estadística en la más reciente Encuesta a las personas sin hogar, realizada en el año 2012, se analizan diversos aspectos relacionados con las características, antecedentes personales y familiares y condiciones de vida de las personas en situación de sin hogar en función de si habían estado o no en prisión en algún momento de su vida. A nivel global, y en la línea de la literatura previa, los hallazgos sugieren que esta experiencia aporta un valor negativo añadido a la ya de por sí desafortunada situación de sinhogarismo, comportando unas peores condiciones de vida, a la vez que caracteriza a las personas sin hogar con antecedentes más desfavorables a lo largo de su infancia y adolescencia. Tales resultados evidencian la necesidad de diseñar e implementar estrategias de intervención que resulten eficaces para el logro efectivo de la inserción social y laboral de estos colectivos y, particularmente, de apostar por estrategias preventivas que incidan sobre las raíces de ambas condiciones. A lot of research has been conducted on the characteristics and backgrounds of people who are or have ever been imprisoned, as well as on the impact this condition has entailed on their lives. However, much less work has been specifically aimed at analysing the connection between imprisonment and homelessness, and hardly any attention has been paid to this topic in Spain. Previous research in this area has shown that both circumstances are closely related and interact in complex ways over time, in connection to other factors, both referring to the past and present time, in the final shaping of the individual’s life story. On the basis of the data collected by the National Institute of Statistics from its latest Survey to Homeless People, conducted in 2012, characteristics, backgrounds and life conditions of homeless people who had and had not been in prison are compared. In support of previous research, overall findings suggest that the fact of being an exprisoner adds negative value to the already adverse situation of homelessness, since life conditions were less favourable among individuals from the second group, who also reported coming from disadvantaged backgrounds to a greater extent. Such results evince a need for designing and implementing intervention strategies that are truly effective for achieving social inclusión and employability among these groups and, particularly, the relevance of developing preventive strategies to address the roots of both conditions.

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Changes in inmates' substance use and dependence from pre-incarceration to one year post-release

Cited by 20 publications

References 59 publications

The Efficacy of Dog Assisted Therapy in Detained Drug Users: A Pilot Study in an Italian Attenuated Custody Institute

The Efficacy of Dog Assisted Therapy in Detained Drug Users: A Pilot Study in an Italian Attenuated Custody Institute

Substance Use Rates of Veterans with Depression Leaving Incarceration: A Matched Sample Comparison with General Veterans

La intersección entre la estancia en prisión y el sinhogarismo. Análisis comparativo de las características demográficas, antecedentes y condiciones de vida de las personas en situación de sin hogar en función de si han estado o no en prisión

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