Non-fatal drug overdose after release from prison: A prospective data linkage study

C Keen; JT Young; R Borschmann; SA Kinner

Journal article

Non-fatal drug overdose after release from prison: A prospective data linkage study

C Keen, JT Young, R Borschmann, SA Kinner

Drug and Alcohol Dependence | ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD | Published : 2020

DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2019.107707

Abstract

Background: Adults released from prison are at increased risk of poor health outcomes and preventable mortality, including from overdose. Non-fatal overdose (NFOD) is a strong predictor of future overdose and associated with considerable morbidity. This study aims to the determine the incidence, predictors and clinical characteristics of NFOD following release from prison. Methods: We used pre-release interview data collected for a randomised controlled trial in 2008–2010, and linked person-level, state-wide ambulance, emergency department, and hospital records, from a representative sample of 1307 adults incarcerated in Queensland, Australia. The incidence of NFOD following release from pri..

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University of Melbourne Researchers

Jesse T Young Author

Rohan Borschmann Author

Stuart Kinner Author

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Funding Acknowledgements

The Passports study was funded by National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Strategic AwardAPP409966 and NHMRC Project Grant APP1002463. Stuart Kinner is supported by NHMRC Senior Research FellowshipAPP1078168. Rohan Borschmann is supported by NHMRC Early Career FellowshipAPP1104644. Jesse Young is supported by a Melbourne Research Scholarship (PhD) from the University of Melbourne. The funding source had no additional role in the research design; data collection, analysis, or interpretation; the writing of the manuscript; or the decision to submit the article for publication.