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Summary of the evidence

Rating: Beneficial

Opioid substitution provided in prison settings was found in a systematic review (ECDC/EMCDDA, 2018) to be effective in:

reducing injecting risk behaviour.

Details

Note: this evidence summary is only valid for the outcomes, target groups, settings and substances/patterns of use described below.

Name of response option

Pharmacological treatment

Desired outcome(s)

reduce risk behaviours

Area(s)

Harm reduction

Specific substance or pattern of use

opioids

Target group(s) or setting(s)

prison

References

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. Public health guidance on prevention and control of blood-borne viruses in prison settings. Stockholm: ECDC and EMCDDA; 2018.

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