Journal article
Striking subgroup differences in substance-related mortality after release from prison
SJ Forsyth, R Alati, C Ober, GM Williams, SA Kinner
Addiction Abingdon England | WILEY | Published : 2014
DOI: 10.1111/add.12646
Abstract
AIMS: To compare the incidence, timing and risk factors for substance-related death between Indigenous and non-Indigenous ex-prisoners in Queensland, Australia.DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study.SETTING: All adult prisons in the state of Queensland, Australia, linked to deaths registered in Australia.PARTICIPANTS/CASES: We obtained records for all adults released from prison in Queensland, Australia from 1 January 1994 to 31 December 2007. Among this cohort of 42 015 individuals we observed 82 315 releases from prison and 2158 deaths in the community by the end of 2007, of which 661 were substance-related deaths.MEASUREMENTS: Incarceration data were obtained from Queensland Corrective Servic..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The authors wish to thank Queensland Corrective Services for provision of data and technical assistance and the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare for assistance with data linkage. The authors also wish to acknowledge the late Professor Konrad Jamrozik for his contribution to study design. This study was supported by NHMRC project grant no. 456107. Ethics approval was obtained from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, the University of Queensland, Queensland Health and Queensland Corrective Services ethics committees. S. K. is supported by NHMRC Career Development Award #1004765. R. A. is supported by Career Development Fellowship L2 APP1012485.