Alcohol problems in a remand Scottish prisoner population
| Autor: | Stephen Heller‐Murphy, Andrew McAuley, Lucy Aitken, Lesley Graham |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent media_common.quotation_subject Population Prison Comorbidity Alcohol use disorder Health Professions (miscellaneous) Young Adult Age Distribution Prevalence medicine Humans education Psychiatry media_common education.field_of_study Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test business.industry Prisoners Public health Alcohol dependence Middle Aged Remand (detention) medicine.disease Scotland Criminal Behavior business Alcohol-Related Disorders Criminal justice |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Prisoner Health. 8:51-59 |
| ISSN: | 1744-9200 |
| DOI: | 10.1108/17449201211277174 |
| Popis: | PurposeAlcohol misuse is internationally recognised as a major public health problem. The link between alcohol and crime is strong and offenders have a higher prevalence of alcohol problems when compared with the general population. Alcohol‐related crime is estimated to cost the Scottish economy over £700 m per annum. The purpose of this paper is to measure the nature and prevalence of Alcohol Use Disorders (AUDs) in adult male prisoners on remand in a prison in Scotland.Design/methodology/approachUsing the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) screening tool, all new remand prisoners were screened over a two week period.FindingsPrevalence of alcohol problems within the sample was high: 73 per cent of the sample was identified with an AUD, with 43 per cent with scores indicating possible alcohol dependence.Originality/valueThis is the first study to focus solely on a remand prisoner population and the results show high levels of need. The criminal justice setting is ideally placed to identify and treat alcohol problems in this hard to reach population. |
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