Title Reassess prevalence of psychoactive substances use in a Lithuanian women‘s prison after 8 years /
Authors Narkauskaitė-Nedzinskienė, Laura ; Valentienė, Jolanta ; Samsonienė, Laimutė ; Minsevičiūtė, Gabrielė
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Is Part of Annals of short reports.. San Diego : Remedy Publications LLC. 2021, vol. 4, art. no. 1069, p. [1-5].. ISSN 2640-6691
Keywords [eng] psychoactive substances ; female prison ; tobacco ; smoking ; psychosocial factors ; drugs.
Abstract [eng] This paper re-assesses the pervasion of psychoactive substances (tobacco, alcohol, drug) consumption among the imprisoned women in a Lithuanian women’s prison. The objective of this study was to identify the changes (during last 8 years) with regards to consumption of psychoactive substances in a women’s prison in Lithuania. Method. We have conducted retesting of the first ever investigation of this kind, carried out in 2004 and in 2009, based on the same questionnaire, in the only existing women’s prison in Lithuania. 98 (38.9%) women of 252 imprisoned were provided with the questionnaires. We have equated the results with the previous investigations. A statistical analysis was conducted using SPSS 25.0. Results. The majority of all respondents were smokers in both samples (76.8 % - in 2017 years 79.7 % - 2009 years). In 2017 study, the mean age of starting to smoke was 18.66±6.04 years and in 2009 study respondent’s medium age at which they started to smoke was 14±7.3 years; in 2017 study narcotic drugs had been tried at least once by 27.4 % of respondents and in 2009 study - 57.7%. Conclusions. This study highlights significant changes in women’s prison during the past 8 years. In a 2009 study has found that 22.5% of respondents used drugs whereas in a 2017 study the number was five times less (4.4%). A tobacco free places strategy in prison is very needful to reduce tobacco using among inmates.
Published San Diego : Remedy Publications LLC
Type Journal article
Language English
Publication date 2021
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