Substance use disorders in prisoners: an updated systematic review and meta‐regression analysis in recently incarcerated men and women

Abstract Aims The aims were to (1) estimate the prevalence of alcohol and drug use disorders in prisoners on reception to prison and (2) estimate and test sources of between study heterogeneity. Methods Studies reporting the 12‐month prevalence of alcohol and drug use disorders in prisoners on reception to prison from 1 January 1966 to 11 August 2015 were identified from seven bibliographic indexes. Primary studies involving clinical interviews or validated instruments leading to DSM or ICD diagnoses were included; self‐report surveys and investigations that assessed individuals more than 3 months after arrival to prison were not. Random‐effects meta‐analysis and subgroup and meta‐regression analyses were…

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