Original research
by
Bukten, A., I. Skjærvø & M.R. Stavseth
Release Date
2023
Geography
Norway
Language of Resource
English
Full Text Available
Yes
Open Access / OK to Reproduce
Yes
Peer Reviewed
Yes
Objective
We aimed to describe people with opioid use disorder (OUD) in Norwegian prisons over a ten-year period and their opioid agonist treatment (OAT) status, and to investigate comorbidity of mental health disorders stratified by gender.
Findings/Key points
People with OUD, both receiving OAT and not, had substantially more mental health comorbidities than the non-OUD population.
Design/methods
Data from the PriSUD study, including all people (≥19 years old) imprisoned in Norway between 2010 and 2019, linked to national patient registry data
Keywords
About PWUD
Legal system/law enforcement
Substitution/OAT
Mental health
