Drug use in prison: practices, consequences and responses

What is the extent and nature of illicit drug use in prisons in France? What are the consequences and what responses are being provided?

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Published in December 2019, this issue of the OFDT's Théma collection gave an overview of existing work on these issues based on a twofold approach: a literature review allowing a retrospective over 20 years and a valorisation of the Monitoring Centre's latest productions on the subject. 

The state of play drawn up by this publication shows that, despite the growing attention paid to these issues in France, data on drug use in prisons remains too disparate. 

It should soon be expanded by the prospects set out in the roadmap 2019-2022 concerning inmates and, in particular, the results of new epidemiological surveys.

Publication type
Reports
Publication date
Language
Français
Author(s)
PROTAIS
Caroline
MOREL D'ARLEUX
Julien
JAUFFRET-ROUSTIDE
Marie
Edited by
OFDT
Number of pages
40
ISBN
979-10-92728-38-5
Products & addictions
Alcohol
Benzodiazepines and gabapentinoids
Cannabis
Cocaine and crack
Heroin and opioids
Themes
Users
Specific population(s)
Adults
People in custody
Territories
France
Dispositif d'enquête et d'observation
Epidemiological surveys
Sociological and qualitative surveys

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