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European Questionnaire on Drug Use among People living in prison (EQDP) (Short version)

15.10.2021

This is the final version of the short questionnaire on drug use among prisoners at European level. The questionnaire is the results of several years of work in the field of drugs and prison, which has included the agreement on a methodological framework or monitoring drug and prison in Europe, the...

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European Questionnaire on Drug Use among People living in prison (EQDP) (Long version)

15.10.2021

This is the final version of the questionnaire on drug use among prisoners at European level. The questionnaire is the results of several years of work in the field of drugs and prison, which has included the agreement on a methodological framework or monitoring drug and prison in Europe, the...

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European Questionnaire on Drug Use among People living in prison (EQDP) (Methodological guidelines)

14.10.2021

This report covers the methodological aspects of the European Questionnaire on Drug Use among People living in prison (EQDP). The questionnaire is the results of several years of work in the field of drugs and prison, which has included the agreement on a methodological framework or monitoring drug...

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Prison and drugs in Europe: current and future challenges

25.06.2021

This publication provides an overview of current knowledge and the latest developments in the field of drug use and prison in Europe. The report explores in depth the epidemiology of drug use and drug-related problems among the prison population, the available social and health service responses to...

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European prisons and drug use (2019 poster)

23.10.2019

This poster, prepared for the 2019  Lisbon Addictions conference (23-25 October 2019) and highlights some of the most recent research, data and anlysis on drug users in prison.

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European evidence-based guidance on prevention and control of HCV in prison settings (poster)

19.09.2018

In the 31 EU/EEA countries, more than 590 000 persons are held in a custodial facility on any given day. According to recent reviews of prison studies from EU countries, prison prevalence estimates for HCV ranged from 4.3 % to 86.3 %. People in prison also tend to have multiple complex health and...

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Public health guidance on prevention and control of blood-borne viruses in prison settings

23.07.2018

This evidence-based guidance aims to support the planning and implementation of effective programmes to prevent and control the transmission of infectious diseases in prison settings in the European region. It focuses on three high-burden blood-borne viruses (BBV) in the prison population, namely...

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Guidance in brief: prevention and control of blood-borne viruses in prison settings

23.07.2018

This evidence-based guidance aims to support the planning and implementation of effective programmes to prevent and control the transmission of infectious diseases in prison settings in the European region. It focuses on three high-burden blood-borne viruses (BBV) in the prison population, namely...

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Systematic review on the prevention and control of blood-borne viruses in prison settings

23.07.2018

Compared with the general public, people in prisons have a higher prevalence of infection with blood-borne viruses (BBVs) such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV). This is recognised as a major issue for the health of people in prisons, as well...

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New psychoactive substances in prison

04.06.2018

This report looks at the use of new psychoactive substances (NPS) in prison settings. This is a rapidly developing phenomenon, but empirical data are currently scarce and patchy. There is growing evidence that NPS are responsible for a large share of drug-related problems in some European prisons...

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Public health guidance on active case finding of communicable diseases in prison settings

23.05.2018

What are the most (cost-) effective ways to prevent and control communicable diseases in prison settings? In their joint public health Guidance, ECDC and the EMCDDA, present the evidence on active case finding as a key measure to diagnose communicable diseases early. The two agencies advise to...

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Poster: drug users in European prisons: a population with specific healthcare needs

11.12.2017

This poster was presented during the WHO Conference on Prison Health, 11-12 December 2017, Lisbon, Portugal. It presents current available data on prevalence of drug use and expert ratings on the availability and level of provision of selected drug interventions for drug users in prison, collected...

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Systematic review on active case finding of communicable diseases in prison settings

23.11.2017

A higher prevalence of communicable diseases among people in prison compared with the general public is recognised as a public health issue as well as a major concern for the people affected, as the majority of incarcerated people return to their communities. Active case finding is a key prevention...

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Appendices for Systematic review on active case finding of communicable diseases in prison settings

23.11.2017

Appendices of the report Systematic review on active case finding of communicable diseases in prison settings – Prevention and control of communicable diseases in prison settings 

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Estimating public expenditure on drug-law offenders in prison in Europe

01.02.2014

This study estimates how much 22 European countries spent on drug-law offenders in prisons during the last decade. Based on this, an estimate for public expenditure on drug-law offenders at the European level was made.

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Drug use in prison: assessment report

01.02.2014

The report presents a review of tools for monitoring illicit drug use in prison population in Europe. The objective of the report is to describe the existing tools used at national level, to assess their comparability and to build a common European basis for data collection on drug use and prison....

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Prisons and drugs in Europe: the problem and responses

01.11.2012

This Selected issue starts off by reviewing the available data on drug use among prison populations in Europe, focusing on injecting drug use and other health risk behaviours. Major health risks for drug-using prisoners, including blood-borne infections and infections that can affect all prisoners...

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An overview study: Assistance to drug users in European Union prisons (abridged version)

15.08.2001

In line with EU priorities, the EMCDDA launched the study ‘Assistance to drug users in European Union prisons’ in December 1999. The aim of the study – commissioned from Dr Heino Stöver from the University of Oldenburg – was to provide an overview of the situation and the demand and harm reduction...
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