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March 15, 2012 | Journal Article
Former inmates face many challenges in the post-release period as drug use and the risk of overdose is highly prevalent due to lack of social support, exposure to drugs in their environment, financial trouble, and difficulty integrating back into the community.
March 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Women in jail are more likely to suffer from medical, psychiatric and drug dependence than incarcerated men, although men suffer more alcohol dependence, according to a survey of U.S. inmates.
February 3, 2010 | Journal Article
This article examines the relationship between a history of incarceration and access to medical care. Inmates have a higher burden of chronic disease than the general public and face disruptions in health care both during and after incarceration. Little is known about ex-offenders' use of medical care following incarceration.
April 13, 2009 | Journal Article
This article examines the relationship between incarceration and cardiovascular disease among young adults. Previous incarceration is linked to hypertension and left ventricular hypertrophy in young adults.
January 11, 2007 | Journal Article
A High Risk of Death for Former Inmates
October 1, 2005 | Journal Article
Small studies have shown an increased burden of health problems among inmates compared to the rest of the population. This study examines jail inmates' knowledge of cancer screening tests, their frequency of screening and their willingness to underg ...
September 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Looking back, looking ahead to a second decade of an RWJF national program to reshape services to young people served by juvenile justice, and drug and alcohol treatment programs.
September 1, 2011 | Journal Article
The RWJF Reclaiming Futures national program engaged communities to reinvent the way substance abuse treatment services were conceptualized and delivered in juvenile courts.
September 1, 2011 | Journal Article
A systems change model to transform how youth with substance use disorders in the juvenile justice system receive services.
September 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Federal grants helped 16 states create system change in their adolescent substance abuse treatment programs.