This Selected issue approaches the important topic of prisons and drugs in Europe from two perspectives. The first section aims to provide an insight into patterns and levels of drug use among the European prison population, the health profile of prisoners and risk behaviours while incarcerated. The second section examines Europe’s prison health policies and models of delivery of drug-related healthcare to detainees, including the provision of prevention, treatment and harm reduction services. The report concludes with reflections on ways forward.
Introductory note and
acknowledgements
Introduction
The context: prisoners
in Europe
Drug use and its
consequences among the prison population
Drug use among the
prison population
Health of drug-using
prisoners
Mortality among
prisoners using drugs
Responding to
drug-related healthcare needs in prison
The European context
Responsibility for
prison health in the European countries
Drug-related prison
health policies
Provision of
drug-related health services in prison
Release preparation
and throughcare
Conclusions
References
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Addiction
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (2012). Prison and Drugs in Europe: The problem and responses. EMCDDA
