Author's response to reviews Title:Offending, custody and opioid substitution therapy treatment utilisation among opioid-dependent people in contact with the criminal justice system: Comparison of Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians Authors:
نویسندگان
چکیده
Natasa Gisev ([email protected]) Amy Gibson ([email protected]) Sarah Larney ([email protected]) Jo Kimber ([email protected]) Megan Williams ([email protected]) Anton Clifford ([email protected]) Michael Doyle ([email protected]) Lucy Burns ([email protected]) Tony Butler ([email protected]) Don J Weatherburn ([email protected]) Louisa Degenhardt ([email protected])
منابع مشابه
Offending, custody and opioid substitution therapy treatment utilisation among opioid-dependent people in contact with the criminal justice system: comparison of Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians
BACKGROUND Although Indigenous Australians are over-represented among heroin users, there has been no study examining offending, time in custody, and opioid substitution therapy (OST) treatment utilisation among Indigenous opioid-dependent (including heroin) people at the population level, nor comparing these to non-Indigenous opioid-dependent people. The aims of this study were to compare the ...
متن کاملSubstance use disorders among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in custody: a public health opportunity
Background: To describe the prevalence, type, and mental health correlates of substance use disorders in a large sample of incarcerated Indigenous Australians. Methods: An epidemiological survey of the mental health of Indigenous people in custody in the state of Queensland, Australia was conducted using culturally informed methods. The prevalence, type and mental health correlates of substance...
متن کامل19. Crime and justice issues
The over-representation of Indigenous Australians in prison continues to be a serious problem, more than a decade after the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody (RCADC) were handed down (Baker 2001; Williams 2001). 1 For example, Baker (2001) finds that the over-representation stems initially from the higher rate of appearance at court by Indigenous Australi...
متن کاملComparison of Spirituality Dimensions among Opioid-Dependent, Methamphetamine Dependent, and Normal People
Background and Objectives: Substance abuse and dependence is one of the major problems and concerns of today's world. Spiritual vacuums are a cause of tendency toward drugs abuse. The aim of this study is to compare spirituality components among opioid-dependent, methamphetamine dependent, and normal people in Shiraz. Methods: The study population of this causal-comparative study consisted of 5...
متن کاملOpioid dependence and substitution therapy: thymoquinone as potential novel supplement therapy for better outcome for methadone maintenance therapy substitution therapy
Methadone is widely being used for opioid substitution therapy. However, the administration of methadone to opioid dependent individual is frequently accompanied by withdrawal syndrome and chemical dependency develops. Other than that, it is also difficult to retain patients in the treatment programme making their retention rates are decreasing over time. This article is written to higlights th...
متن کامل