2012
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2011.03694.x
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Opioid maintenance in European prisons: is the treatment gap closing?

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“…In Austria, OMT is available nationwide in all 27 prisons, leading to a treatment coverage of 100% in custodial settings. This is in stark contrast to other countries, where OMT in prisons is not implemented at all or only available for a minority of inmates [27][28][29].…”
Section: Introductioncontrasting
confidence: 43%
“…In Austria, OMT is available nationwide in all 27 prisons, leading to a treatment coverage of 100% in custodial settings. This is in stark contrast to other countries, where OMT in prisons is not implemented at all or only available for a minority of inmates [27][28][29].…”
Section: Introductioncontrasting
confidence: 43%
“…In this context, it should be emphasized that the overdose-related mortality rate of people with heroin addiction is particularly high after withdrawal under detention conditions and following release without established aftercare (15)(16)(17). Despite this knowledge, access to OAT is still limited in many countries, especially for detained persons (18,19). For example, in September 2016, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) found Germany in breach of Article 3 of the European Convention of Human Rights in denying an inmate access to OAT, even though the applicant had expressed a clear wish to continue with the therapy he had started before he was sentenced to prison.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Due to the high prevalence of OUD among prisoners and the specific health risks in this environment OMT for prisoners is recommended. However, in numerous states a systematic implementation of OMT in prisons is still lacking [19]. OMT in prison settings has basically the same aims and effectiveness as OMT in the community [20], particularly preventing the spread of hepatitis C and HIVinfection due to reduced heroin injecting and needle sharing; reduction of violent behaviour in prisoners with a substance use disorder [21]; reduction of heroin use during imprisonment; reduction of the risk of dying immediately after release due to an overdose and increasing the chance of continue OMT upon release [22,23].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%