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Last updated : 05.12.2019
Rating: Beneficial

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

  • reducing substance use in prison

Name of response option

  • pharmacological treatment

Desired outcome(s)

  • reduce substance use

Area(s)

  • Treatment

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.
Last updated : 05.12.2019
Rating: Unknown effectiveness

A systematic review of a small number of studies assessing the acceptance and feasibility of safe tattooing and body piercing programmes in prison  (ECDC/EMCDDA, 2018) suggests these bear no significant effect in:

  • reducing blood borne viruses infections.

But more investigation is needed.

Name of response option

  • Safe tattooing and body piercing programmes

Desired outcome(s)

  • reduce infectious diseases

Area(s)

  • Harm reduction

Specific substance or pattern of use

not-drug specific

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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