Nine Years of Smoking Data from Incarcerated Men: A Call to Action for Tobacco Dependence Interventi
Thursday, August 18, 2022
Posted by: Natalia Gromov
Ives
K, Christiansen B, Nolan M, Kaye JT, Fiore MC.
Nine Years of Smoking Data
from Incarcerated Men: A Call to Action for Tobacco Dependence Interventions.
Prev Med Rep. 2022;29:101921. Published 2022 Jul 22.
doi:10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101921
People who are incarcerated use tobacco in high numbers before incarceration
and the vast majority resume tobacco use soon after release despite
institutional smoking bans. Nine years of surveys collected at a correctional
facility in the Midwest, U.S., were analyzed to identify the needs of this high-risk
population and suggest future directions for research and intervention
development. For the most part, survey respondents considered themselves no
longer addicted to tobacco and intended to remain tobacco free after release.
They increasingly expected support to remain tobacco free from their home
environment despite no change in home tobacco use. Over this nine-year period,
significantly fewer respondents wanted materials and help to remain tobacco
free, suggesting they have become more challenging to assist. Implications for
intervention development and future research are discussed.
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