Re-examining mandatory drug testing in Australian prisons.

Autor: Chan J; Disease Elimination Program, Burnet Institute, Melbourne, Australia.; Drug Health Services, Western Health, Melbourne, Australia., Stoové M; Disease Elimination Program, Burnet Institute, Melbourne, Australia.; Monash University, Melbourne, Australia., Cook J; Drug Health Services, Western Health, Melbourne, Australia.; Monash University, Melbourne, Australia., Naren T; Drug Health Services, Western Health, Melbourne, Australia.; Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Drug and alcohol review [Drug Alcohol Rev] 2024 Nov; Vol. 43 (7), pp. 1654-1656. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jul 07.
DOI: 10.1111/dar.13894
Abstrakt: Mandatory drug testing is commonly used in Australian prisons to detect and deter drug use. In this commentary, we review the limited evidence for mandatory drug testing programs, highlight potential harms associated with their implementation and provide recommendations for drug surveillance in prisons concordant with a harm minimisation framework.
(© 2024 Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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