Drugs and prisons: A high risk and high burden environment

TY - CHAP

T1 - Drugs and prisons

T2 - A high risk and high burden environment

AU - Farrell, Michael

AU - Singleton, Nicola

AU - Strang, John

PY - 2013/1/1

Y1 - 2013/1/1

N2 - It is now well recognised that there are high concentrations of dependent drug users and injecting drug users in both male and female prisons in the UK, with there being higher rates of self-reported opiate dependence among the female prisoner population than in male prisoner populations (Advisory Councilon the Misuse of Drugs, 1996).

AB - It is now well recognised that there are high concentrations of dependent drug users and injecting drug users in both male and female prisons in the UK, with there being higher rates of self-reported opiate dependence among the female prisoner population than in male prisoner populations (Advisory Councilon the Misuse of Drugs, 1996).

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M3 - Chapter

AN - SCOPUS:85011253862

SN - 905823004X

SN - 9781138180581

SP - 203

EP - 214

BT - Drug Use in Prisons

PB - Taylor and Francis Ltd.

ER -