Using the Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test to predict substance-related hospitalisation after release from prison: A cohort study.

Craig Cumming Stuart A Kinner Rebecca Mcketin Jesse Tyler YoungIan LiDavid B Preen

Published in: Addiction (Abingdon, England) (2023)

Incarcerated people with an Alcohol Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) screening of moderate/high-risk substance use appear to have a significantly higher risk of post-release substance-related hospitalisation than those with low risk. Administering the ASSIST during incarceration may inform who has the greatest need for substance use treatment and harm reduction services in prison and after release from prison.

Keyphrases

smoking cessation
mental health
alcohol consumption
replacement therapy