Geisselsoeder, Kerstin and Weiss, Maren and Boksan, Klara and Dechant, Michael and Endres, Johann and Breuer, Maike and Stemmler, Mark and Wodarz, Norbert (2024) Opioid substitution treatment, relapse and addiction-related outcomes in prison setting and after release: A longitudinal study. NORDIC STUDIES ON ALCOHOL AND DRUGS, 41 (6). pp. 640-655. ISSN 1455-0725, 1458-6126
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Aims: Opioid addiction is a common problem among prisoners. The aim of this study was to examine differences between people who are incarcerated receiving opioid substitution treatment (OST) and those not receiving OST on addiction-related outcome variables during incarceration and after release from prison. Variables covered illicit use of opioids, non-prescribed substitution medication and other substances, opioid withdrawal symptoms, opioid craving, non-fatal overdoses and post-release substitution treatment. Design: Interviews (European Addiction Severity Index, EuropASI) were conducted with 247 participants in German prisons before release. Participants were interviewed again 1 month and 3-6 months after release from prison. Results: During incarceration, participants who received OST used less illicit opioids and non-prescribed substitution medication than those who did not receive OST. After release from prison, participants in the OST group reported less illicit opioid use and less non-prescribed substitution medication use, as well as less opioid craving. Participants who received OST in prison were more likely to be in OST at post-release follow-up than those who had not received in-prison OST. Conclusion: OST appears to have a positive effect on illicit opioid use and craving both in prison and after release, as well as on treatment at follow-up, which can be considered a protective factor.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | MAINTENANCE TREATMENT; DEATHS SOON; FOLLOW-UP; METHADONE; DEPENDENCE; INTENTION; DRUGS; METAANALYSIS; INJECTION; MORTALITY; opioid addiction; opioid substitution treatment; prison |
| Subjects: | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine |
| Divisions: | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 10 Dec 2025 06:17 |
| Last Modified: | 10 Dec 2025 06:17 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/64950 |
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