Tobacco Smoking Among Incarcerated Individuals: A Review of the Nature of the Problem and What is Being Done in Response

Donahue, John J.

doi:10.1080/10509670903196058

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“…The implications of our study are consistent with other literature on smoking cessation in prison ( Djachenko et al , 2015 ; Eadie et al , 2012 ; Richmond et al , 2009 ) and implementation of the smokefree prisons ( Foley et al , 2010 ; Hefler et al , 2016 ; Collinson et al , 2012 ). First, the importance of ensuring that imprisoned smokers have access to low cost or free evidence-based smoking cessation interventions, is widely recognised ( Butler and Yap, 2015 ; Donahue, 2009 ; Ritter, 2014 ) and is confirmed by this study. Given that imprisoned smokers might feel some ambivalence or even hostility about enforced smoking abstinence, it is important that considerable efforts are made to reduce barriers to engagement with services – as far as resources permit.…”

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Perspectives on smokefree prison policy among people in custody in Scotland

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Eadie

Purves

et al. 2020

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Purpose This paper aims to explore smokefree prison policy, from the perspective of people in custody in Scotland. Design/methodology/approach In total, 77 people in custody in Scotland were interviewed in the period leading up to implementation of a nationwide prison smokefree policy. Data were thematically analysed to identify the diversity of views and experiences. Findings Participants described a widespread awareness in prisons of plans to implement a smokefree policy from 30 November 2018. Opinions about smokefree prisons varied among participants based on perceptions of the fairness, and anticipated positive and negative consequences of removing tobacco from prisons. At the time of the interviews, people in custody were responding to the impending smokefree policy, either by proactively preparing for the smokefree rule change or by deploying avoidance strategies. Participants described opportunities and challenges for implementing smokefree policy in prisons across three main themes: the role of smoking in prison, prison smoking cessation services and motivations for quitting smoking among people in custody. Originality/value This study exploring smokefree prisons from the perspectives of people in custody has several novel features which extend the evidence base. The findings highlight measures for jurisdictions to consider when planning to prohibit smoking in their prisons in the future. These include the need for evidence-based smoking cessation support in advance of smokefree policy, effective communication campaigns, consideration of broader structural determinants of health in prison and ongoing measures to reduce rates of return to smoking post release.

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Perspectives on smokefree prison policy among people in custody in Scotland

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Eadie

Purves

et al. 2020

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“…Consistent with this, an investigation into prisoner smoking behaviors in Poland demonstrated that 75% of those sampled attempted to quit in the past year (Sieminska, Jassem, & Konopa, 2006). In the United States, smoking bans have increasingly been implemented in local, state, and federal prisons; however, questions remain about the long-term effectiveness of this approach in reducing smoking postrelease (see Donahue, 2009). Overall, smoking is a major public health problem in prisons worldwide, rates are disproportionate as compared to the general population, prisoners who smoke also appear to have some desire to quit, and empirically supported methods of reducing this behavior may be important in addition to facility-wide smoking bans.…”

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Coronary Artery Disease in Offender Populations

Donahue

2014

Journal of Correctional Health Care

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Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a significant health problem and global burden. Research on antisocial behaviors has identified some groups of offenders as vulnerable to the development of cardiovascular disorders. This article reviews the relationship between criminal offending and CAD, with a particular emphasis on incarcerated populations. Existing research supports this link, with incarceration demonstrating substantial associations with numerous cardiac risk factors, development of cardiac problems, and cardiovascular disease mortality. Comprehensive multicomponent prevention programs, while often available in the community, have received little research attention in prison settings. In addition to clarifying the relationship between incarceration and heart disease, this article reviews various treatment and management responses made by prison officials.

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“…Studies measuring return to tobacco smoking after release from prison in the United States have found that the majority return to smoking on the day of release (Clarke et al, 2013; Lincoln et al, 2009). Ultimately, while correctional smoking bans may reduce prisoners’ smoking in the short term, the evidence suggests that they fail to produce long-term smoking abstinence (Donahue, 2009). The WISE study (Clarke et al, 2013) provides evidence for the effectiveness of an intervention using a combination of CBT and MI for promoting smoking cessation among former prisoners.…”

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“…However, despite short-term benefits associated with smoking bans (Binswanger et al, 2014), the majority of prisoners return to smoking upon release (Clarke et al, 2013; Lincoln et al 2009), suggesting that these bans result in short-term tobacco abstinence only (Donahue, 2009). Furthermore, recent studies (Cropsey & Kristeller, 2005; Kauffman et al 2011) suggest that not all prisoners adhere to smoking bans.…”

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Extending smoking abstinence after release from smoke-free prisons: protocol for a randomised controlled trial

2017

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BackgroundA smoking ban was implemented across all prisons in Queensland, Australia, in May 2014, with the aim of improving the health of prisoners and prison staff. However, relapse to smoking after release from prison is common. Only one previous study, conducted in the United States, has used a randomised design to evaluate an intervention to assist individuals in remaining abstinent from smoking following release from a smoke-free prison.MethodsThis paper describes the rationale for and design of a randomised controlled trial of an intervention to extend smoking abstinence in men after release from smoke-free prisons in the state of Queensland, Australia. Participants in the intervention group will receive a brief intervention involving four group sessions of motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioural therapy, initiated 4 weeks prior to release from prison. The comparison group will receive a pamphlet and brief verbal intervention at the time of baseline assessment. Assessment of self-reported, post-release smoking status will be conducted by parole officers at regular parole meetings with the primary outcome measured at 1 month post release.DiscussionThe prevalence of smoking and related health harms among people who experience incarceration is extremely high. Effective interventions that result in long-term smoking cessation are needed to reduce existing health disparities in this vulnerable population.Trial registrationCurrent Controlled Trials ACTRN12616000314426

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Tobacco Smoking Among Incarcerated Individuals: A Review of the Nature of the Problem and What is Being Done in Response

Cited by 4 publications

References 28 publications

Perspectives on smokefree prison policy among people in custody in Scotland

Perspectives on smokefree prison policy among people in custody in Scotland

Coronary Artery Disease in Offender Populations

Extending smoking abstinence after release from smoke-free prisons: protocol for a randomised controlled trial

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